Quotes about Forgiveness
God will justify us from our sins, but he will not justify the least sin in us: He is a God of purer eyes than to behold iniquity.
— John Owen
There is no death of sin without the death of Christ.
— John Owen
Admitting to a problem is the first step toward finding a solution. Confessing a sin is the beginning of redemption.
— John Perkins
How many of us have conflicts with someone else- and how many of us pray for that person? We have individuals with whom we are competitive, or whom we dislike or have a quarrel with; but very few of us have true enemies in the martial sense. And yet if Lincoln could pray fervently- and contemporary reports indicate he did- for the people who were opposing him, how much more can we do for someone we just find a little irritating?
— John Wooden
Remembering to forget the past allows you freedom from a past that holds back your Christian growth.
— Elizabeth George
People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
— Mother Teresa
You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn't mean much to me. My father is gone.
— Michael Jordan
False gods - the gods of human understanding - despise sinners, but the Father of Jesus loves all, no matter what they do. But of course this is almost too incredible for us to accept.
— Brennan Manning
You need not fear the greatness or number of your sins.
— George Whitefield
As we get close to God, he is going to reveal things in our life that aren't pretty. We'll see the patterns of bitterness, anger, manipulation, and hurt that have cycled in our relationships.
— Chip Ingram
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
— Will Smith
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.
— Oscar Wilde