Quotes about Forgiveness

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.

We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.

Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

Never use the message of the cross to crucify those you don't like, or the sword of the Spirit to attack other believers.

What our Heavenly Father wants us to do about our spiritual failures is like what our earthly father wants us to do about our earthly failures. When we fall off the horse, or the bike, or the high road to Heaven, we must simply climb on again as soon as we are aware of the fact that we have fallen off, rather than sitting there stewing in self-pity or self-hatred.

The more you treat someone you hate as if you loved them, the more you will find yourself loving them.

He offers total mercy and forgiveness to all who will accept it by trusting Him and repenting of their sins, but He does not, and cannot, give forgiveness to those who will not receive His gift. Gifts are freely given and freely received. Heaven cannot be forced on a creature with free will.

When a maniac is at the door, feuding brothers reconcile.