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title: 'Francis J. Grimké on the Transforming Power of Jesus Christ'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2024-06-26
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2024-francis-j-grimke-on-the-transforming-power-of-jesus-christ
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# Francis J. Grimké on the Transforming Power of Jesus Christ

“It matters not by what name you call yourself, if your relation to Jesus Christ is transforming you, is making you into a better man, is fashioning you into his image and likeness, you are truly of his fold. The transforming power of Jesus Christ in us and over us is the only evidence of faith in him that saves. It is the faith in him that works by love and that purifies the heart that alone is genuine, and in the end will count with God.” — [**Francis J. Grimké**](/authors/francis-james-grimke), “Stray Thoughts and Meditations” in *The Works of Francis J. Grimké*, Vol. 3 (1942), p. 1