John Owen Quotes

There are endless treasures of grace waiting for those who will make even the most feeble attempts to pray. The weakest prayers yield grace.

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

For even these are no less bestowed on him of pure grace, than are righteousness and salvation themselves.

There are things God does for me daily, and it throws me into brain lock, because I know in my heart I don't deserve that kind of grace. I don't deserve that break.

When you're in God's hands, you're always blessed.

God has been kind to me.

Grace is the good pleasure of God that inclines him to bestow benefits on the undeserving.

Every twenty-four hours God has a fresh new supply of grace, of favor, of wisdom, of forgiveness.

Heaven is the day of which grace is the dawn; the rich, ripe fruit of which grace is the lovely flower; the inner shrine of that most glorious temple to which grace forms the approach and outer court.

The grace that saves them is the free undeserved goodness and favor of God.

But the blessing Christ promised, the blessing of great reward, is a reward of grace. The blessing is promised even though it is not earned. Augustine said it this way: Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts.

God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.

The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer.

The way of God's grace becomes indispensable when we realize that the way of God's law is inflexible.

Men are indeed to be taught that the favour of God is offered, without exception, to all who ask it; but since those only begin to ask whom heaven by grace inspires, even this minute portion of praise must not be withheld from Him. It is the privilege of the elect to be regenerated by the Spirit of God, and then placed under His guidance and government.

Every breath we draw is a gift of God's love; every moment of existence is a grace.

Weak faith will as surely land the Christian in heaven as strong faith, for it is impossible the least dram of true grace should perish

Any good that comes our way doesn't come to us solely because we have done something good, but because God is good.

God answers our prayers not because we are good, but because He is good.

God's blessings are dispensed according to the riches of his grace, not according to the depth of our faith.

No matter how good you think yourself to be, you cannot enter heaven unless it is under the terms of sovereign grace.

Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be - you get a fresh start, your slate's wiped clean. Count yourself lucky - God holds nothing against you and you're holding nothing back from Him.

Never water down the Word of God, but preach it in its undiluted sternness. There must be unflinching faithfulness to the Word of God, but when you come to personal dealings with others, remember who you are- you are not some special being created in heaven, but a sinner saved by grace.

Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

'T is heaven alone that is given away; 'T is only God may be had for the asking.