Quotes about Redemption
Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.
— Edward Welch
Jesus always interpreted hardship in light of the end of the story, and at the end of the story we will be without shame.
— Edward Welch
The gospel is the story of God covering his naked enemies, bringing them to the wedding feast, and then marrying them rather than crushing them.
— Edward Welch
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
— Elbert Hubbard
The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.
— Elbert Hubbard
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
— Elbert Hubbard
Men are punished by their sins, not for them.
— Elbert Hubbard
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
— Elbert Hubbard
Why worry about minor little details like clean air, clean water, safe ports and the safety net when Jesus is going to give the world an "Extreme Makeover: Planet Edition" right after he finishes putting Satan in his place once and for all?
— Arianna Huffington
Bad men are full of repentance.
— Aristotle
I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the most hopeful, loving and redemptive qualities in all of us.
— Richard Paul Evans
For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning - not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last.
— Frederick Buechner