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Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.

Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.

Philip Yancey

Grace, Cost, Giver

Philip Yancey (1997). “What's So Amazing about Grace?”, p.67, Harper Collins

Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants to know God. Having fallen from the absolute Ideal, we have nowhere to land but in the safety net of absolute grace.

Philip Yancey

Land, Safety, Grace

Philip Yancey (2008). “The Jesus I Never Knew”, p.105, Zondervan

Christians fail to communicate to others because we ignore basic principles in relationship. When we make condescending judgments or proclaim lofty words that don't translate into action, or simply speak without first listening, we fail to love - and thus deter a thirsty world from Living Water. The good news about God's grace goes unheard.

Philip Yancey

Christian, Water, Grace

Repentance, not proper behavior or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. And the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue.

Philip Yancey

Opposites, Grace, Holiness

... learning humility is a prerequisite for grace.

Philip Yancey

Humility, Grace, Prerequisites

Augustine started from God's grace and got it right, Pelagius started from human effort and got it wrong. Augustine passionately pursued God; Pelagius methodically worked to please God.

Philip Yancey

Effort, Grace, Augustine

Philip Yancey (1997). “What's So Amazing about Grace?”, p.71, Harper Collins