Quotes about Mercy

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

I understand God's patience with the wicked, but I do wonder how He can be so patient with the pious. —GEORGE MACDONALD

Lord, do not charge them with this sin.

We must share his truth—to change our world. To make it a place filled with love rather than hate. With peace, rather than war. With mercy, rather than revenge. With holiness, rather than evil.

Good works are indispensable to salvation - not as its ground or means, however, but as its consequence and evidence.

Grace could not have done it's curing work if the law had not first done its crushing work.

It is certainly a greater and more wonderful work to change the minds of enemies, bringing about a change of soul, than to kill them.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

Only through faith in the grace of God, only through mercy at the hand of God, only through hope in the Son of God.

Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.

If forgiveness does take place it will be but an echo of the forgiveness granted by the just and loving God-- the only forgiveness that ultimately matters, because, though we must forgive, in a very real sense no one can either forgive or retain sins 'but God alone.