Quotes about Redemption

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.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

Nothing whatever pertaining to godliness and real holiness can be accomplished without grace.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.

The security is in the realization that my life cannot extend beyond God's grace or capacity to redeem all things for his glory and my good.

There is nothing in the Christian life that is "post" gospel!

Paul is not impressed with faith. What moves him is faith "in Christ Jesus

But we must never read such promises, or anything in the Old Testament, as if Jesus had not come and the New Testament had not been written.

the Old Testament must always be read in light of the New. I never read such Old Testament texts without immediately asking, "Does the New Testament shed additional light on how I am to understand the nature of such promises and their recipients?

You must learn to make your evils your great good; and to spin comforts, peace, joy, communion with Christ, out of your troubles, which are Christ's wooers, sent to speak for you from Himself.

I know no sweeter way to heaven, than through free grace and hard trials together, and one of these cannot well want another.

Christ's cross is such a burden as sails are to a ship or wings to a bird.