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“Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks' wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. Grace is represented as the Church's inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands, without asking questions or fixing limits. Grace without price; grace without cost! The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing. Since the cost was infinite, the possibilities of using and spending it are infinite. What would grace be if it were not cheap?...
Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.
Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.
Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: "ye were bought at a price," and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.”
Source: The Cost of Discipleship
“Cheap grace replaces truth with tolerance, lowering the bar so everyone can jump over it and we can all feel good about ourselves.”
“Cheap is small and not too steep, best of all cheap is cheap.”
“Cheap is the last refuge of a product developer or marketer who is out of great ideas.”
Source: Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
“Cheap jewelry, however, is worse than no jewelry at all, and there are very few things in life than are worse than no jewelry at all.”
Source: The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love: A Fallen Southern Belle's Look at Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and Being Prepared
“Cheap liquor is a magic potion that can turn you into a puppet cowboy before it kills you.”
“Cheap little rhymes A cheap little tune Are sometimes as dangerous As a sliver of the moon.”
Source: The Poems, 1951-1967
“Cheap meat, dairy, and eggs are an illusion–we pay for each with depleted forests, polluted freshwater, soil degradation, and climate change.”
Source: Eating Earth: Environmental Ethics and Dietary Choice
“Cheap meat is the problem. The answer is to replace meat recipes with vegan meals.”
“Cheap medical care is one of the most expensive things there is. So long as politicians can create the illusion of something for nothing, that gets them votes, which is what it is all about, as far as they are concerned.”
“Cheap mentality can't afford my trust.”
“Cheap-minded individuals with a narrow mindset—attention-seekers, infatuated with themselves and eager to show off their importance—make it a habit to arrive late. In contrast, wise, sober, Humble and thoughtful people arrive on time because they understand the true value of time.”
Source: "Zaki's Gift Of Love"
“Cheap music, childish images, the vulgate in language, in its crassest sense, can penetrate to the deeps of our necessities and dreams. It can assert irrevocable tenure there. The opening bars, the hammer-beat accelerando of Edith Piaf's Je ne regrette rien - the text is infantile, the tune stentorian, and the politics which enlisted the song unattractive - tempt every nerve in me, touch the bone with a cold burn and draw me into God knows what infidelities to reason, each time I hear the song, and hear it, uncalled for, recurrent inside me.”
Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?
“Cheap or free things are costly. Most of the cheap things or cheap labour are not cheap. You are not saving costs, because they are going to cost you more in the long run and might even end up costing you your life.”
“Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.”
“Cheap work is seldom, if ever, valuable. Usually, it’s just cheap.”
“Cheap! But not as cheap as your girlfriend.”
“Cheapen words and they'll cheapen you”
“Cheaper airline tickets from budget airlines have come at the expense of poor customer service.”
“Cheapness is a great virtue.”
“Cheapskates...are too self-confident - and frankly too smart - to spend money on things they don't need and probably don't even want, simply to impress others or just because they can.”
Source: The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means
“Cheat, defeat, repeat.”
Source: The (In)Fidelity Factor
“Cheat me not with time,
with the dull ache of flesh,
for all flesh turns,
even the loveliest
ankle and frail thigh,
to bitterest dust.”
Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“Cheat your landlord if you can -- and must -- but do not try to shortchange the Muse.”
Source: The Western Lands
“Cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.”
“Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his young charges. We are playing the most artistic and beautiful game ever devised. Of course I'll cunting well cheat. Now, give me my robe and put on my crown. I have immortal longings in me.”
Source: The Liar
“Cheated spouses didn’t get their happily ever after, swindlers didn’t their comeuppance and missing people didn’t want to be found. His business dealt with dishonesty and infidelity, shysters and criminals, the crazies, the addicts and every loser in between, and Jacob knew it was taking a toll.”
Source: Blood on the Broadcast
“Cheaters are a disgrace to loyalty.”
“Cheaters are cowards that are tempted to chase the fantasy of what could be… instead of courageously addressing their own self-destructive behavior and cultivating what is.”
Source: Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“Cheaters are known to kill their partners.”
“Cheaters are people who have a lot of stuff to work out, and they're working it out on your time and with your heart.”
Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“Cheaters disgrace relationships.”
“Cheaters do not advertise their cheating and are very private about it, so it is always hard to prove it. Most of the time it is happening under the guise of a friend, a friend visiting town, friends from the past, neighborhood friends, vacations with friends, shopping trips, long walks alone, time spent at the gym, coworkers, faking going to work on sick, comp time, or vacation days, company overtime, company emergency, company conferences, and so on.”
“Cheaters never prosper, unless they get away with it.”
“Cheaters never prosper. (Because they suck.)”
Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“Cheaters only cheat when they are missing something. There is a loss going on and it is up to you to figure out what that is. Their reason might be stupid to you but to them it was more important than you realize. Because cheaters know the risks they are taking. They know cheating is not a casual thing. There is something so intense inside of them to drive them to that point. You might not like what that thing might be, but you must accept it is there and either fill that need or move on. This loss could be anything: attention, someone more attractive, control, dominance, boredom...you name it. You will never heal a relationship unless you accept that there truly is a "why" that the cheater is not willing to share with you.”
Source: The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible
“Cheaters only cheat when they are missing something. There is a loss going on and it is up to you to figure out what that is. Their reason might be stupid to you, but to them it was more important than you realize. Cheaters know the risks they are taking. They know cheating is not a casual thing. There is something so intense inside of them to drive them to that point. You might not like what that thing might be, but you must accept it is there and either fill that need or move on. This loss could be anything: attention, someone more attractive, control, dominance, boredom...you name it. You will never heal a relationship unless you accept that there truly is a "why" that the cheater is not willing to share with you.”
Source: The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible
“Cheaters only cheat when they are missing something. There is a loss going on and it is up to you to figure out what that is. Their reason might be stupid to you, but to them it was more important than you realize. Cheaters know the risks they are taking. They know cheating is not a casual thing. There is something so intense inside of them to drive them to that point. You might not like what that thing might be, but you must accept it is there and you need to either fill that need or move on. This loss could be anything: attention, someone more attractive, control, dominance, boredom...you name it. You will never heal a relationship unless you accept that there truly is a "why" that the cheater is not willing to share with you.”
“Cheating always repeats. The entitlement of a narcissist to cheat without
conscience is their choice. Your choice is to run and file for divorce!”
“Cheating and lying aren't struggles, they're reasons to break up.”
Source: Between The Tides
“Cheating, betraying its easy, changing partner like clothes its easy that's why people run there.
Honesty is so difficult ,only people with power of self respect Do it.”
Source: "Zaki's Gift Of Love"
“Cheating, disloyalty, unfaithfulness—they start out as little things justified by clever reasonings of the brain, but never do they fully convince the knowing heart.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Cheating fuels some people’s never-ending endeavours to maintain the false impression that their relationships or marriages are not dead.”
“Cheating gets easier every time it's done. It's only hard the first time, when one feels the sting of morality and the guilt of betraying someone's trust.”
Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“Cheating has killed millions of marriages and relationships … and is keeping millions of marriages and relationships alive.”
“Cheating in relationship is a sign of self-regulation failure. When it happens ones, it is a mistake. When it happens twice, it is unfortunate. But when it happens thrice or more, it is a pattern indicating primitive, uncivilized inhuman behavior.”
Source: Wise Mating: A Treatise on Monogamy
“Cheating in school is a form of self-deception. We go to school to learn. We cheat ourselves when we coast on the efforts and scholarship of someone else.”
“Cheating is a definite no-no. My man has to be all mine or never mind!”
“Cheating is a reason to leave, not to stay and forgive.”
“Cheating is a sin, but honest cunning is simply prudence. It is a virtue. To be sure, it has a likeness to roguery, but that cannot be helped. He who has not learned to practice it is a fool.”