The LEGO Principle Quotes

“The Bible considers our relationship more important than our accomplishment. God will get His work done! He does not demand that we accomplish great things; He demands that we strive for excellence in our relationships.33”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

“While Christianity is about community, there’s also a place where all that’s left is our own walk with God. This was one of those places. My wife, children, and I would each grapple with our individual faith.”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

“Sometimes God will give us the opportunity to lead people to that moment of putting their trust in Jesus. It could very well be that someone else sowed the seed, another watered it, and you just happened to be the one who harvested. It is as Jesus said: “Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”11 At other times we will sow the initial seeds, water seed someone else sowed, or just take the person one step closer to Jesus. In the end only God can make things grow, as Paul said: “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.”12”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

“Some say, “If God has truly forgiven me, why then do I still need to repent? If I’m free of my debt and am no longer guilty, why do I still need to repent?” These questions reveal a misunderstanding of grace and forgiveness. This thinking reduces forgiveness to an absolving of consequences but not a restoration of a relationship. On the one hand, forgiveness is a legal tender, but it is also a means of reconciling broken ties.”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

“God knew that for love to be love, it could not be imposed, demanded, contrived, or manipulated. For love to be genuine, it has to be freely given and freely received or freely rejected. That’s why He gave Adam, Eve, and the rest of us the freedom to walk away from His offer of love.”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another

“This is the demonstration we see at the cross: holiness and love in perfect harmony. Pastor Tim Keller put it this way: “On the cross neither justice nor mercy loses out—both are fulfilled at once. Jesus’s death was necessary if God was going to take justice seriously and still love us.”
― Joey Bonifacio, The LEGO Principle: The Power of Connecting to God and One Another