Quotes about Grace
He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.
— Martin Luther
Baptism is bowing before the Father and letting him do his work.
— Max Lucado
We do not do good works to get into heaven; we do good works because heaven has gotten to us.
— Peter Kreeft
It is God who works in and through us, if only we would let God do His work.
— AW Tozer
I know I would not be able to work one week if it were not for that continual force coming from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
— Mother Teresa
I am consoled by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and how to act, even with insufficient tools.
— Pope Benedict XVI
The gospel is the proclamation of the person and work of Jesus Christ and how those benefits can be applied to us by faith alone.
— RC Sproul
Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance but on the saving work of Christ.
— Timothy Keller
The cry of a young raven is nothing but the natural cry of a creature, but your cry, if it be sincere, is the result of a work of grace in your heart.
— Charles Spurgeon
Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them!
— Charles Spurgeon
If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.
— Bishop TD Jakes
But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day.
— Barack Obama