Quotes about Guilt

Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?

One human nature is common to all the descendants of Adam, and it is, for all men, guilty and polluted

Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

Far different is the power of our sovereignty. It can interfere with no one's faith, prescribe forms of worship for no one's observance, inflict no punishment but after well-ascertained guilt, the result of investigation under rules prescribed by the Constitution itself.

The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.

And ultimately, If you sin against an infinitely holy and eternal God, you are infinitely guilty and worthy of eternal punishment.

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.

As mercy is God's goodness confronting human misery and guilt, so grace is his goodness directed toward human debt and demerit.

See how ye Pharisee in the Temple stands, And justifies himself with lifted hands. Whilst ye poor publican with downcast eyes, Conscious of guilt to God for mercy cries.

To many, God is not someone you know but something you try to get off your back.