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"It is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God...[It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]" ~Ephesians 2:8-9
"None so empty of grace as he that thinks he is full." ~Thomas Watson
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," ~Romans 3:23-24
"For daily need there is daily grace; for sudden need, sudden grace, and for overwhelming need, overwhelming grace." ~John Blanchard
"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich." ~2 Corinthians 8:9
"You can advance further in grace in one hour during a time of affliction than in many days during a time of consolation." ~Jean Eudes
"And God is able to make all grace about toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work." ~2 Corinthians 9:8
"Grace keeps us from worrying because worry deals with the past, while grace deals with the present and future." ~Joyce Meyer
"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." ~2 Corinthians 12:9
"Every Christian has a very personal responsibility to grow in their faith. Yet there are times when we seem to stand still. That is when God touches us like the earth in the springtime, bringing new growth and warmth for the faithful souls dedicated to His service." ~Ed Price
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ~Ephesians 1:7
"Loving a holy God is beyond our mortal power. The only kind of God we can love by our sinful nature is an unholy god, an idol made with hands. Unless we are born of the Spirit of God, unless God sheds His holy love in our hearts, unless He stoops in His grace to change our hearts, we will not love Him... To love a holy God requires grace, grace strong enough to pierce our hardened hearts and awaken our moribound souls." ~R.C. Sproul
"Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one." ~Colossians 4:6
"Once I knew what it was to rest upon the rock of God's promises, and it was indeed a precious resting place, but now I rest in His grace. He is teaching me that the bosom of His love is a far sweeter resting-place than even the rock of His promises. ~Hannah Whitall Smith
"But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."~James 4:6
"Hell itself does not contain greater monsters of iniquity than you and I might become. Within the magazine of our hearts there is power enough to destroy us in an instant, if omnipotent grace did not prevent it." ~Charles Spurgeon
"A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart. ~Charles G. Finney
"Many Christians seem to understand the concept of being saved by grace, but they have missed the concept of being sustained by grace." ~James D. Mallory, Jr.
"For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." ~John 1:17
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