--- title: "20 Grace Free Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 20 Grace Free quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Grace Free sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/kevin-deyoung-1086_cheap_grace-is-free-but-it-s-not-cheap-92601_92601.png" --- > [Grace is free, but it's not cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-deyoung/grace-is-free-but-it-s-not-cheap/) [Kevin DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/kevin-deyoung-1086_cheap_grace-is-free-but-it-s-not-cheap-92601_92601.png) > [“Grace is a free gift from God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/grace-is-a-free-gift-from-god/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_christianity_grace-is-a-free-gift-from-god-1621410_1621410.jpg) > [“Grace is a free gift.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/grace-is-a-free-gift/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/lailah-gifty-akita-11_free_grace-is-a-free-gift-2731998_2731998.jpg) > [“Grace is a free sacred gift from God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/grace-is-a-free-sacred-gift-from-god/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/lailah-gifty-akita-11_christianity_grace-is-a-free-sacred-gift-from-god-292_2923427.jpg) > [Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/grace-is-free-only-because-the-giver-himself-has-borne-the-cost/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/philip-yancey-840_cost_grace-is-free-only-because-the-giver-him_1317306.png) > [Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/grace-is-the-free-undeserved-goodness-and-favor-of-god-to-mankind/) [Matthew Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-henry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/matthew-henry-903_favor-of-god_grace-is-the-free-undeserved-goodness-an_600188.jpg) > [Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/grace-is-free-sovereign-favor-to-the-ill-deserving/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/anonymous-1_deserving_grace-is-free-sovereign-favor-to-the-ill_2656676.jpg) > [Grace is a free gift of God, but to receive a gift you must have open hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/grace-is-a-free-gift-of-god-but-to-receive-a-gift-you-must-have-open/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/philip-yancey-840_free-gifts_grace-is-a-free-gift-of-god-but-to-recei_1386593.png) > [“Grace is free because God would not be the infinite, self-sufficient God He is if he were constrained by anything outside Himself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/grace-is-free-because-god-would-not-be-the-infinite-self-sufficient/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/john-piper-255_freedom_grace-is-free-because-god-would-not-be-t_689467.png) > [“Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-j-morgan/mercy-there-was-great-and-grace-was-free-pardon-there-was-multiplied/) [Robert J. Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-j-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/robert-j-morgan-1336_compassion_mercy-there-was-great-and-grace-was-free_2942238.jpg) > [If grace is to be free - which is the very meaning of grace - we cannot view it as something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/if-grace-is-to-be-free-which-is-the-very-meaning-of-grace-we-cannot/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/john-piper-255_grace_if-grace-is-to-be-free-which-is-the-very_233561.png) > [Grace is the free, unmerited favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/grace-is-the-free-unmerited-favor-of-god-working-powerfully-on-the/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/timothy-keller-240_favor-of-god_grace-is-the-free-unmerited-favor-of-god_470064.png) > [Grace is free, but when once you take it, you are bound forever to the Giver and bound to catch the spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/grace-is-free-but-when-once-you-take-it-you-are-bound-forever-to-the/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/e-stanley-jones-4545_bounds_grace-is-free-but-when-once-you-take-it_979662.png) > [Grace is Gods kindness and goodness toward you without regard to worth or merit. As a believer, you have a duty to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regina-malabago/grace-is-gods-kindness-and-goodness-toward-you-without-regard-to/) [Regina Malabago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regina-malabago/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/regina-malabago-10828_blessings_grace-is-gods-kindness-and-goodness-towa_889184.jpg) > [Every day I strive to get to a place where I'm not effected by the external world, and I don't use the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurel-holloman/every-day-i-strive-to-get-to-a-place-where-i-m-not-effected-by-the/) [Laurel Holloman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurel-holloman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edb/laurel-holloman-88165_beautiful_every-day-i-strive-to-get-to-a-place-whe_1883094.jpg) > [Grace binds you with far stronger cords than the cords of duty or obligation can bind you. Grace is free, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/grace-binds-you-with-far-stronger-cords-than-the-cords-of-duty-or/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/592/e-stanley-jones-4545_bounds_grace-binds-you-with-far-stronger-cords_757481.png) > [We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-havner/we-have-suffered-from-the-preaching-of-cheap-grace-grace-is-free-but/) [Vance Havner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-havner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/vance-havner-1699_cheap-grace_we-have-suffered-from-the-preaching-of-c_1554439.jpg) > [I wrote a book on grace, and grace is a free gift, but to receive the gift you have to have your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/i-wrote-a-book-on-grace-and-grace-is-a-free-gift-but-to-receive-the/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/philip-yancey-840_because_i-wrote-a-book-on-grace-and-grace-is-a-f_1769271.png) > [Once you have grace," I said to him, "you are free. Without it, you cannot help doing the things you know you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/once-you-have-grace-i-said-to-him-you-are-free-without-it-you-cannot/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/thomas-merton-231_able_once-you-have-grace-i-said-to-him-you-ar_1031495.jpg) > [“Grace doesn’t free us to live for us. The purpose of God’s grace is not to make your little kingdom of one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/grace-doesn-t-free-us-to-live-for-us-the-purpose-of-god-s-grace-is/) [Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/paul-david-tripp-1637_freedom_grace-doesn-t-free-us-to-live-for-us-the_329409.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grace-free/#itemlist", "name": "Grace Free Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Grace is free, but it's not cheap.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kevin DeYoung" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-deyoung/grace-is-free-but-it-s-not-cheap/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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