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title: "1 Grace Strength Quotes By N. T. Wright"
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> [The Christian is prepared to say, 'I don't like the sound of this, ... but if this is what it really means, I'm going to have to pray for grace and strength to get that into my heart and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/the-christian-is-prepared-to-say-i-don-t-like-the-sound-of-this-but/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

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## Other authors on Grace Strength

## More by N. T. Wright

> [Wherever St. Paul went, there was a riot. Wherever I go, they serve tea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/wherever-st-paul-went-there-was-a-riot-wherever-i-go-they-serve-tea/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Rest you well, beloved Jesus, Caesar’s Lord and Israel’s King, In the brooding of the Spirit, in the darkness of the spring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/rest-you-well-beloved-jesus-caesar-s-lord-and-israel-s-king-in-the/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Art is love creating the new world and justice is love rolling up its sleeves to heal the old one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/art-is-love-creating-the-new-world-and-justice-is-love-rolling-up-its/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [It is faith that looks up at the creator God and knows him to be the God of love. And it is faith that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/it-is-faith-that-looks-up-at-the-creator-god-and-knows-him-to-be-the/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Scripture is, at its heart, the great story that we sing in order not just to learn it with our heads but to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/scripture-is-at-its-heart-the-great-story-that-we-sing-in-order-not/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/most-of-the-things-that-really-matter-require-faith-how-do-i-know/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Justice never means "treating everybody the same way", but "treating people appropriately".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/justice-never-means-treating-everybody-the-same-way-but-treating/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [People often get upset when you teach them what is in the Bible rather than what they presume is in the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/people-often-get-upset-when-you-teach-them-what-is-in-the-bible/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [The word "salvation" denotes rescue. Rescue? What from? Well, of course, ultimately death. And since it is sin that colludes with the forces of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/the-word-salvation-denotes-rescue-rescue-what-from-well-of-course/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [We cannot worship the suffering God today and ignore him tomorrow. We cannot eat and drink the body and blood of the passionate and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/we-cannot-worship-the-suffering-god-today-and-ignore-him-tomorrow-we/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Part of Christian belief is to find out what's true about Jesus and let that challenge our culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/part-of-christian-belief-is-to-find-out-what-s-true-about-jesus-and/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [If you ask people in England where does Tom Wright sit on the theological spectrum, they say, "Well he's an evangelical of course," as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/if-you-ask-people-in-england-where-does-tom-wright-sit-on-the/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [True worship is open to God, adoring God, waiting for God, trusting God even in the dark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/true-worship-is-open-to-god-adoring-god-waiting-for-god-trusting-god/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [Jesus of Nazareth ushers in not simply a new religious possibility, not simply a new ethic or a new way of salvation, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/jesus-of-nazareth-ushers-in-not-simply-a-new-religious-possibility/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

> [All our language about the future ... is like a set of signposts pointing into a bright mist ... the New Testament image of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright-2/all-our-language-about-the-future-is-like-a-set-of-signposts-pointing/)

[N. T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright-2/)

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