Quotes about Forgiveness

There's a pardon for every sinner on the topside of the earth, but you have to call for it by faith before it becomes yours. In other words, you have to trust Christ as your Savior.

Grace is something you can never get but only be given.

The focus of the Christian faith is not our morality; it is Jesus, who died for our immorality.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now i see.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

To accept people is to be for them. It is to recognize that it is a very good thing that these people are alive, and to long for the best for them. It does not, of course, mean to approve of everything they do. It means to continue to want what is best for their souls no matter what they do.

It is not bad to pray in a time of crisis. One of God's most amazing attributes is that he is humble enough to accept people when they turn to him in sheer desperation, even when they have been ignoring him for years.

The first stage of forgiveness is the decision not to try to inflict a reciprocal amount of pain on everyone who has caused hurt. When I forgive you, I give up the right to hurt you back.

He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. DIETRICH BONHOEFFER