Quotes about Acceptance
Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'
- Timothy Keller
God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.
- Muhammad Ali
God does not keep an itemized account of all your failures.
- Joseph Prince
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
- Desmond Tutu
When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.
- Brennan Manning
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
- Teresa of Avila
To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with God, including my acceptance and standing with Him, on my union with Christ.
- Jerry Bridges
By the grace of God I am what I am
- Mark Dever
God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
- Max Lucado
I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my Creator, God.
- Thomas Paine
If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.
- Brother Lawrence
I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.
- Corrie Ten Boom