Quotes about Remorse

Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

I, too late,Under her solemn fillet saw the scorn.

There is no man that is knowingly wicked but is guilty to himself; and there is no man that carries guilt about him but he receives a sting in his soul.

The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

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

We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.