Portrait of Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis on Grace

My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
— 2 Corinthians 12:9

6 quotations from Thomas à Kempis on Grace, each traced to the exact paragraph it comes from. Follow any of them into the full text — free, and without an account.

The Imitation of Christ 6

  1. Just men depend on the grace of God rather than on their own wisdom in keeping their resolutions.
  2. The man who lives without Jesus is the poorest of the poor, whereas no one is so rich as the man who lives in His grace.
  3. God does well in giving the grace of consolation, but man does evil in not returning everything gratefully to God.
  4. Grace is always given to him who is duly grateful, and what is wont to be given the humble will be taken away from the proud.
  5. Grace does not consider what is useful and advantageous to herself, but rather what is profitable to many.
  6. Grace brings all things back to God in Whom they have their source.