Quotes related to 1 John 1:9
Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that your sinful soul wants to spew out, as if these puny things could in any way defend you! Watch and see if any of these poisons come out of you when your spirit is pricked by an accusation. Only then can you see yourself as you are, and confess thy sin that is within you and forsake yourself again into the Lords care.
— Teresa of Avila
It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national sins, and pray for clemency and forgiveness.
— Abraham Lincoln
Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century Most people feel unworthy of forgiveness. They have a tremendous sense of unworthiness, even if outwardly they are antagonistic toward God and the Gospel.
— Luis Palau
Forgiveness is God's command.
— Martin Luther
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
— St. Augustine
You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
— Tertullian
As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own dignity, to retract it as soon as he discovers it.
— Samuel Johnson
To own up to one's lack of courage and shortcoming without excuses is courage.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.
— Joyce Meyer
God loves us as we are, but He also loves. ... God doesn't care what roads we've traveled, only that our roads turn to Him.
— DiAnn Mills
Progressives today charge Trump with supporting racist immigration policies while they are the ones who actually implemented such policies and to this date have never acknowledged or apologized for this record.
— Dinesh D'Souza
The entire world is falling apart because nobody will admit they are wrong.
— Donald Miller