The Parables of Jesus Quotes

“Christianity affirms an absolute exclusivity. There is only one way to salvation, and anyone who does not come through this way is excluded. The way to God and heaven is not a wide path but a narrow one. It is so narrow that salvation is possible only through one person, one message, one faith, and anyone who does not travel on this path is heading toward damnation, and endless conscious torment in hell.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“God's forgiveness does not imply that he tolerates sin; rather, he rejoices in a person's repentance, that the person has come to his senses, and that he has come to place himself at the mercy of God, knowing that he has no merit of his own. Accordingly, Jesus says, "There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:10).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Unless you repent, you too will all perish" (Luke 13:3, 5).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Many people place great pride on their works, but the words of Jesus apply to them just as much as they apply to murderers and prostitutes: "Unless you repent, you too will all perish" (Luke 13:3, 5). Some people think that as long as they are not like what they regard as the worst of sinners, then they will do fine. However, the Bible says that unless they repent, they will perish just like the worst of sinners. One can be saved and accepted by God only through the faith and repentance that he grants.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“One who begins to awaken from his spiritual stupor sees that it is better to be a Christian than to wallow in sin, and that it is better to be a believer than an unbeliever.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“God saved you not because you have been good, but he sovereignly arranged for you to hear the gospel and regenerated you.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Scripture testifies that only knowledge about God is a worthy end:”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Those who are very active in doing good works might think that they are superior to those who choose to place hearing God's word first place.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Each parable contains one main idea. Once we have discovered it, it should govern our interpretation and application of the parable.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Any act of kindness from God is solely due to his mercy offered through the covenant we have with him in Christ, and not as an obligatory payment for our service.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Some Christians find it difficult to accept that our relationship with God is partly characterized as a master and slave relationship.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Salvation is exclusive – there is only one way to be saved. But the way to destruction is wide open. When it comes to salvation, being open-minded to anything other than the Christian faith is stupid.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Open-mindedness is often just a mask for ignorance and cowardice.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“no Christian should be open-minded about whether Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation – we already know that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. Open-mindedness is often just a mask for ignorance and cowardice.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“God despises all non-Christian religions. The Bible condemns all of them as false, having been inspired by demons and invented by men. This is evident in various passages, such as the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3), the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:20-46), and the writings of Paul”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Any person who fears God is superior in wisdom to one who does not fear God. Thus all Christians are superior to all non-Christians.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“We must forgive others because we are not our own. Since God commands us to forgive people when they repent, we have no right to withhold forgiveness when they repent: "So watch yourselves. 'If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him'" (Luke 17:3).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“We must forgive people because of our obedience to God and our compassion for them, so that we forgive for God's sake and for their sake. We should forgive because we are grateful for God's forgiveness toward us, not so that we could retain health and peace. We should not need a selfish motive to forgive others. We are able to show compassion on those who repent, because "God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us" (Romans 5:5).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“that you should forgive those who have wronged you if for no other reason than to benefit yourself, and that your forgiveness will probably benefit you more than those you forgive. This is unbiblical.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Upon the offender's repentance (v. 29; Luke 17:3), God requires us to forgive from the heart (v. 35).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“One who comes to God in repentance relies on God's mercy alone. He says, "I can do nothing. I cannot undo what I have done. I cannot pay the debt that I have incurred. All I can do is to place my life in God's hands, and be at his mercy, and let him do whatever he wants with me." This attitude is already an effect of God's mercy at work. He changes the will of the sinner and grants him the gift of repentance.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Since repentance is a turning of the mind from sin and toward God, the first sign of repentance is one's perception of his true condition,”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Many Christians forget how bad their lives were before God saved them. They dwell on all the "pleasures of sin" (Hebrews 11:25) that had them in Satan's snare before God "rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves" (Colossians 1:13).”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Even the least of the Christians are better off than the non-Christians. Sinners are too foolish to realize this.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“The first sign of repentance is the person's perception of his own wretchedness. The unrepentant is in a spiritual stupor, and the preaching of the gospel awakes the elect.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Sin corrupts and erodes a person's heart,”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Sin alienates a person from God, and drives the person to live in a way that displeases him. This person will spend less time praying, reading the Bible and Christian books, ministering to others, and seeking God (v. 13-16). Sins leads a person into spiritual poverty:”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“2 Timothy 2:15 says, "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus

“Spiritual growth does not come through your fleshly efforts, but it comes from an act of God giving life to us by means of his word.”
― Vincent Cheung, The Parables of Jesus