Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.
Arthur W. PinkA natural faith is sufficient for trusting a human object; but a supernatural faith is required to trust savingly in a Divine object.
Arthur W. PinkAn ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin, was never invented by any of Adam's descendents.
Arthur W. PinkThe prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonouring and degrading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant, our servant: doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seemeth Him best.
Arthur W. Pink