--- title: "4 Biblical Quotes By Randy Alcorn" description: "4 Biblical quotes by Randy Alcorn. Plus more from Randy Alcorn and more Biblical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/randy-alcorn-1180_biblical_any-concept-of-grace-that-makes-us-feel_1178159.jpg" --- > [Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not biblical grace. God's grace never encourages us to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/any-concept-of-grace-that-makes-us-feel-more-comfortable-sinning-is/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/randy-alcorn-1180_biblical_any-concept-of-grace-that-makes-us-feel_1178159.jpg) > [ “Some take pains to be biblical, but many \[Christian financial teachers, writers, investment counselors, and seminar leaders\] simply parrot their secular colleagues.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/some-take-pains-to-be-biblical-but-many-christian-financial-teachers/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/randy-alcorn-1180_bible_some-take-pains-to-be-biblical-but-many_1789341.png) > [“Biblical religion . . . views the whole course of history as a movement from a garden to a city, and it fundamentally affirms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/biblical-religion-views-the-whole-course-of-history-as-a-movement/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/randy-alcorn-1180_biblical_biblical-religion-views-the-whole-course_1811810.png) > [“As a biblical Christian, I must not only affirm the inspiration of God’s Word; I must also consciously critique everything else in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/as-a-biblical-christian-i-must-not-only-affirm-the-inspiration-of-god/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/randy-alcorn-1180_bible_as-a-biblical-christian-i-must-not-only_2251972.png) ## Other authors on Biblical - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bible-17752.jpg) Bible 30 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/bible/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elie-wiesel-32332.jpg) Elie Wiesel 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/elie-wiesel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-e-olson-80682.jpg) Roger E. 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He wasn't a glutton and drunkard, but He was accused of being those things. Why? Because He went to parties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/jesus-himself-was-criticized-he-wasn-t-a-glutton-and-drunkard-but-he/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [The more you give, the more comes back to you, because God is the greatest giver in the universe, and He won't let you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/the-more-you-give-the-more-comes-back-to-you-because-god-is-the/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [If God was the owner, I was the manager. I needed to adopt a steward's mentality toward the assets He had entrusted - not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/if-god-was-the-owner-i-was-the-manager-i-needed-to-adopt-a-steward-s/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [“The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts.” —George…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/the-vigor-of-our-spiritual-life-will-be-in-exact-proportion-to-the/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [There's a timeless truth behind the concept of giving God our firstfruits. Whether or not the tithe is still the minimal measure of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/there-s-a-timeless-truth-behind-the-concept-of-giving-god-our/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [Countless mistakes in marriage, parenting, ministry, and other relationships are failures to balance grace and truth. Sometimes we neglect both. Often we choose one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/countless-mistakes-in-marriage-parenting-ministry-and-other/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/don-t-forget-that-the-most-effective-form-of-child-abuse-is-giving-a/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [“Even if materialism brought happiness in this life (which it certainly does not), it would leave us woefully unprepared for the next.   Materialism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/even-if-materialism-brought-happiness-in-this-life-which-it-certainly/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [“When we become proud, we operate outside the grace God only gives to the humble. Humility preserves us; pride destroys us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/when-we-become-proud-we-operate-outside-the-grace-god-only-gives-to/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [I believe the only way to break the power of materialism is first, to see ourselves as stewards that God has entrusted these money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/i-believe-the-only-way-to-break-the-power-of-materialism-is-first-to/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [“The most tragic strain in human existence lies in the fact that the pleasure which we find in the things of this life, however…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/the-most-tragic-strain-in-human-existence-lies-in-the-fact-that-the/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [Give more as you make more. Remember: God prospers us not to raise our standard of living, but to raise our standard of giving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/give-more-as-you-make-more-remember-god-prospers-us-not-to-raise-our/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child's finest teachers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/if-we-can-keep-ourselves-from-interfering-with-the-natural-laws-of/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) > [Those who know their unworthiness seize grace as a hungry man seizes bread: the self-righteous resent grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/those-who-know-their-unworthiness-seize-grace-as-a-hungry-man-seizes/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/randy-alcorn/#itemlist", "name": "4 Biblical Quotes By Randy Alcorn", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not biblical grace. 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