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For glory means good report with God, acceptance by God, response, acknowledgement, and welcome into the heart of things. The door on which we have been knocking all our lives will open at last.
C. S. Lewis • Weight of Glory
Grace can both be one hundred percent gift and at the same time summon the gifted person with an obligation, a heartfelt and intentional duty, to respond in gratitude and behavior in accordance with the new social bond created by the gift-giver’s gift.
Matthew W. Bates, Scot McKnight (Foreword) • Salvation by Allegiance Alone
(and the truth of our position with God is so lavish, and so scandalous).
John Eldredge • Moving Mountains
“When God’s grace changes our status from rebel to redeemed, we are empowered by his Spirit to obey him. We are transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12:2) into his likeness (2 Cor. 3:18). Joyful obedience is the evidence of our love for Jesus (John 14:15).”2 When we receive God’s saving grace, can we do this? Can we give until it hurts? Y
... See moreRosaria Champagne Butterfield • The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World
Miranda describes this upwelling of adoration as a natural recirculation of that nectar of grace, which is our true nature.
Mirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
His grace provides the empowerment to overcome sin4 and sin patterns in our lives forever.