--- title: "11 Common Grace Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Common Grace quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Common Grace sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/timothy-keller-240_beliefs_to-identify-the-a-beliefs-the-wisdom-and_625970.png" --- > [“to identify the “A” beliefs — the wisdom and witness to the truth that God, by his common grace, has granted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/to-identify-the-a-beliefs-the-wisdom-and-witness-to-the-truth-that/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/timothy-keller-240_beliefs_to-identify-the-a-beliefs-the-wisdom-and_625970.png) > [“Common grace ... an imperfect solution ... does centre our attention on the gracious act of God in protecting man’s corrupt and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer/common-grace-an-imperfect-solution-does-centre-our-attention-on-the/) [G C Berkouwer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-c-berkouwer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/g-c-berkouwer-9618_grace_common-grace-an-imperfect-solution-does_3057513.jpg) > [I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/i-think-we-live-in-a-pluralistic-society-where-we-have-to-get-along/) [Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/rick-warren-230_common_i-think-we-live-in-a-pluralistic-society_1251547.png) > [“Because where we name common need, we can also name common grace in Christ and grasp him together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-hoover/because-where-we-name-common-need-we-can-also-name-common-grace-in/) [Christine Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-hoover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/christine-hoover-49095_grace_because-where-we-name-common-need-we-can_2389556.jpg) > [“As future citizens of heaven, Christians must see and avoid the idolatries and injustices of their culture, even as they continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/as-future-citizens-of-heaven-christians-must-see-and-avoid-the/) [Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/timothy-j-keller-3733_christianity_as-future-citizens-of-heaven-christians_455260.jpg) > [“Our natural reason tells us that good people finish first and cheaters never prosper. However, believers have no right to God’s common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-s-horton/our-natural-reason-tells-us-that-good-people-finish-first-and/) [Michael S. Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-s-horton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/michael-s-horton-7082_good-people_our-natural-reason-tells-us-that-good-pe_401298.jpg) > [Common grace curbs the destructive power of sin, maintains in a measure the moral order of the universe, thus making an orderly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/common-grace-curbs-the-destructive-power-of-sin-maintains-in-a/) [Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7f/louis-berkhof-46254_art_common-grace-curbs-the-destructive-power_778376.jpg) > [“Van Til, Steen’s beloved teacher, claimed, however, that only the Reformed tradition can provide the rightful context for the subject of common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-dennison/van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed-however-that-only-the/) [William D. Dennison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-d-dennison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/william-d-dennison-37790_quote_van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed_2247870.jpg) > [According to which principle or hypothesis all the objections against the universality of Christ's death are easily solved; neither is it needful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barclay/according-to-which-principle-or-hypothesis-all-the-objections-against/) [Robert Barclay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barclay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/robert-barclay-50254_angel_according-to-which-principle-or-hypothes_1893806.jpg) > [ Augustine said that we were all born into the world of "common grace" \[i.e., available to all\]. Before one is baptized, or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-sittler/augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-into-the-world-of-common-grace-i/) [Joseph Sittler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-sittler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/joseph-sittler-57997_air_augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-int_2483699.jpg) > [“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-people-who-hold-to-other/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/timothy-keller-240_christianity_in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-peo_2589107.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-grace/#itemlist", "name": "Common Grace Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“to identify the “A” beliefs — the wisdom and witness to the truth that God, by his common grace, has granted to the culture. 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After all, for Rome and the Arminian “it is a foregone conclusion that there are large areas of life on which the believer and the unbeliever agree without difference.”76”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William D. Dennison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-d-dennison/van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed-however-that-only-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/william-d-dennison-37790_quote_van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed_2247870.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/william-d-dennison-37790_quote_van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed_2247870.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/william-d-dennison-37790_quote_van-til-steen-s-beloved-teacher-claimed_2247870.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Van Til, Steen’s beloved teacher, claimed, however, that only the Reformed tradition can provide the…” — William D. Dennison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "According to which principle or hypothesis all the objections against the universality of Christ's death are easily solved; neither is it needful to recur to the ministry of angels, and those other miraculous means which they say God useth to manifest the doctrine and history of Christ's passion unto such, who, living in the places of the world where the outward preaching of the Gospel is unknown, have well improved the first and common grace.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Barclay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barclay/according-to-which-principle-or-hypothesis-all-the-objections-against/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/robert-barclay-50254_angel_according-to-which-principle-or-hypothes_1893806.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/robert-barclay-50254_angel_according-to-which-principle-or-hypothes_1893806.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/robert-barclay-50254_angel_according-to-which-principle-or-hypothes_1893806.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“According to which principle or hypothesis all the objections against the universality of Christ's death are…” — Robert Barclay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Augustine said that we were all born into the world of \"common grace\" [i.e., available to all]. Before one is baptized, or even if one never is, such grace meets one in God's creation. There is grace in the pear tree that blooms and blushes. There is common grace in the sea (that massive cleanliness which we are proceeding to corrupt), in the fact that there was, before we laid hands on it, clean air. Our task is to appreciate that grace.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph Sittler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-sittler/augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-into-the-world-of-common-grace-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/joseph-sittler-57997_air_augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-int_2483699.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/joseph-sittler-57997_air_augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-int_2483699.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/joseph-sittler-57997_air_augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-int_2483699.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Augustine said that we were all born into the world of \"common grace\" [i.e., available to all]. Before one…” — Joseph Sittler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser, kinder, and more thoughtful than we are, because even after growth in grace, many Christians are weaker people than many non-Christians. When this surprises you, reflect on it. If the gospel of grace is true, why would we think that Christians are a better kind of person than non-Christians? These living examples of common grace may begin to show us that even though we intellectually understand the doctrine of justification by faith alone, functionally we continue to assume that salvation is by moral goodness and works. Early in Redeemer’s ministry, we discovered it was misguided for Christians to feel pity for the city, and it was harmful to think of ourselves as its “savior.” We had to humbly learn from and respect our city and its people. Our relationship with them had to be a consciously reciprocal one. We had to be willing to see God’s common grace in their lives. We had to learn that we needed them to fill out our own understanding of God and his grace, just as they needed us.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Timothy Keller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-people-who-hold-to-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/timothy-keller-240_christianity_in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-peo_2589107.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/timothy-keller-240_christianity_in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-peo_2589107.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/timothy-keller-240_christianity_in-cities-we-will-also-meet-a-lot-of-peo_2589107.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser…” — Timothy Keller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-grace/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-grace/", "name": "Common Grace Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-grace/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/timothy-keller-240_beliefs_to-identify-the-a-beliefs-the-wisdom-and_625970.png" }, "description": "Browse 11 Common Grace quotes by 10 authors. 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