Grace And Love Quotes

• And then, what is grace? Grace is love. But grace is not love simply, and purely, and alone. Grace and love are, in their innermost essence, one and the same thing.

  Alexander Whyte

  Essence, Grace, And Love

  Alexander Whyte (1903). “The apostle Paul”

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• The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Christian, Grace, And Love

  Eugene H. Peterson (2012). “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society”, p.45, InterVarsity Press

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• Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

  John Dryden

  Love, Grace, Literature

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• Grace means the free, unmerited, unexpected love of God, and all the benefits, delights, and comforts which flow from it. It means that while we were sinners and enemies we have been treated as sons and heirs.

  Richard Hanson

  Mean, Son, Grace

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• Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

  Karl Barth

  Life, Expression, Grace

  "An Introduction to Protestant Theology". Book by Helmut Gollwitzer, 1982.

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• Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.

  John Dryden

  Grace, Affection, Goodness

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• Always walk in peace and beauty; in grace and love, speak only truth and you will be blessed. Where we are, let there be light.

  Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

  Love, Blessed, Buddhism

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• Our individuality is all, all, that we have. There are those who barter it for security, those who repress it for what they believe is the betterment of the whole society, but blessed in the twinkle of the morning star is the one who nurtures it and rides it in, in grace and love and wit, from peculiar station to peculiar station along life's bittersweet route.

  Tom Robbins

  Love, Morning, Stars

  "Jitterbug Perfume". Book by Tom Robbins, 2003.

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• The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Christian, Grace, And Love

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2007). “I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions”, p.144, Westminster John Knox Press

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• As far as inner transformation is concerned, there is nothing you can do about it. You cannot transform yourself, and you certainly cannot transform your partner or anybody else. All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Love, Wisdom, Spiritual

  Eckhart Tolle (2001). “Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now”, p.93, New World Library

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• All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Space, Grace, And Love

  Eckhart Tolle (2001). “Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now”, p.93, New World Library

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• It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

  Timothy Keller

  Jesus, Grace, Doctrine

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• The sun penetrates crystal and makes it more dazzling. In the same way, the sanctifying Spirit indwells in souls and makes them more radiant. They become like so many powerhouses beaming grace and love around them.

  Saint Basil

  Faith, Inspiration, Grace

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• Faith is the champion of Grace, and Love the nurse; but Humility is the beauty of Grace.

  Thomas Brooks

  Humility, Nurse, Grace

  Thomas Brooks (1866). “The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks. Ed”, p.30

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• God comes into the very midst of evil and of death, and judges the evil in us and in the world. And by judging us, he cleanses and sanctifies us, comes to us with his grace and love. He makes us happy as only children can be happy.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Children, Grace, Only Child

  "A testament to freedom: the essential writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer".

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• To be risen with Christ means not only that one has a choice and that one may live by a higher law - the law of grace and love - but that one must do so. The first obligation of the Christian is to maintain their freedom from all superstitions, all blind taboos and religious formalities, indeed from all empty forms of legalism.

  Thomas Merton

  Christian, Religious, Mean

  Thomas Merton (1975). “He is risen”, Tabor Pub

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• The more clearly we see the infinite chasm between God's glory and our sinful falling short thereof, the greater will be our appreciation of His grace and love in bridging that gulf to redeem us.

  Dave Hunt

  Appreciation, Fall, Grace

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• The whole underside of our society has always been violence and still is. Churches, laws - everybody seems to think that man is a noble savage. But he's only an animal. A meat-eating, talking animal. Recognize it. He also has grace and love and beauty. But don't say to me we're not violent.

  Sam Peckinpah

  Animal, Men, Thinking

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• Not to be daily mortifying sin, is to sin against the goodness, kindness, wisdom, grace, and love of God, who hath furnished us with a principle of doing it.

  John Owen

  Kindness, Grace, And Love

  John Owen, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “Overcoming Temptation and Sin”, Lulu.com

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• Somehow the pain, the losses, the hurt, the bad, God is able to transform these into something they could have never been, icons and monuments of grace and love. It is the deep mystery how wounds and scars can become precious, or a ravaging and terrifying cross the essential symbol of relentless affection.” “Is it worth it?” whispered Tony. “Wrong question, son. There is no ‘it.’ The question is and has always been, ‘Are you worth it?’ and the answer is and always, ‘Yes!’

  William P. Young

  Hurt, Pain, Son

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• I think that grace and love always rattle people.

  Rob Bell

  Thinking, People, Grace

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