Jay Bakker > Quotes

“Grace saved my life; it can revolutionize yours.”
― Jay Bakker, Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society

“We gossip about God in all sorts of ways. When we tell people that they have to wear the right clothes to church, or listen to the right music, or not see certain movies to be a good Christian, we make God petty and small. When we say that He favors one group of people over another, we make God mean and heartless.”
― Jay Bakker, Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, & Society

“When we really understand it, we will always find grace offensive. And that's exactly the way it should be. If we start to feel comfortable with grace, then we've lost what it really means.”
― Jay Bakker, Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I've Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God

“In order for grace to truly be grace, it has to extend to absolutely everyone, no matter what, no questions, no exceptions. Otherwise we think that somehow, by living a moral life...we've deserved it”
― Jay Bakker

“Yes, we can debate our faith—even argue. But in the end, we need to recognize that we’re all members of the same big family. Faith in Christ can be the tie that brings and binds us together, even when everything else threatens to pull us apart.”
― Jay Bakker, Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society