Faith is the champion of Grace, and Love the nurse; but Humility is the beauty of Grace.
Interpretation
Faith, Love, and Humility are essential virtues, with Humility being the most beautiful expression of Grace.
In this quote, Thomas Brooks highlights the interrelationship between three important virtues: Faith, Love, and Humility. He suggests that while Faith acts as a powerful force that champions Grace and Love provides nurturing support, it is Humility that embodies the true beauty of Grace, indicating that approaching life with humility enhances our capacity to receive and express Grace meaningfully.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech about personal growth.
Remember this-all the sighing, mourning, sobbing, and complaining in the world, does not so undeniably evidence a man to be humble, as his overlooking his own righteousness, and living really and purely upon the righteousness of Christ.
Grace and glory differ very little; the one is the seed, the other is the flower; grace is glory militant, glory is grace triumphant.
He is the best preacher, not that tickles the ear, but that breaks the heart.
Ah! sinner, remember this, there is no way on earth effectually to be rid of the guilt, filth, and power of sin, but by believing in a Saviour. It is not resolving, it is not complaining, it is not mourning, but believing, that will make thee divinely victorious over that body of sin that to this day is too strong for thee, and that will certainly be thy ruin, if it be not ruined by a hand of faith.
Self is the only oil that makes the chariot-wheels of the hypocrite move in all religious concerns.
Humility can weep over other men's weaknesses, and joy and rejoice over their graces.
I see at intervals the glance of a curious sort of bird through the close set bars of a cage: a vivid, restless, resolute captive is there; were it but free, it would soar cloud-high.
The world is a divine dream, from which we may presently awake to the glories and certainties of day.
Someone ought to do it, but why should I? Someone ought to do it, so why not I? Between these two sentences lie whole centuries of moral evolution.
I can doubt everything, except one thing, and that is the very fact that I doubt. Simply put - I think, therefore I am
As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag.
It is only work that is done as freewill offering to humanity and to nature that does not bring with it any binding attachment.
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