Quotes about Forgiveness

Grace is given to heal the spiritually sick, not to decorate spiritual heroes

There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.

So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: "I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!

Forgiveness is God's command.

Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.

Be a sinner and sin mightily, but more mightily believe and rejoice in Christ.

To be convinced in our hearts that we have forgiveness of sins and peace with God by grace alone is the hardest thing.

Strange, though I am saved from sin, I am not saved from sinning.

He [Christ] died for me. He made His righteousness mine and made my sin His own; and if He made my sin His own, then I do not have it, and I am free.

God does not slack his promises because of our sins... or hasten them because of our righteousness and merits. He pays no attention to either.

If you try to deal with sin in your conscience, let it remain there, and continue to look at it in your heart, your sins will become too strong for you. They will seem to live forever. But when you think of your sins as being on Christ and boldly believe that he conquered them through his resurrection, then they are dead and gone. Sin can't remain on Christ. His resurrection swallowed up sin.

Everything bad in the Old Testament (and there's a lot) is there to point out our sin, while everything good in the Old Testament is there to point us to our Savior.