Quotes about Forgiveness

Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

God does not work salvation for fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin vigorously... Do not for a moment imagine that this life is the abiding place of justice; sin must be committed.

We have no right to come before God at all, apart from the finished work of Christ.

Often, we have only focused on what we've done wrong as a nation. Of course we should face our sins and our mistakes. But if we get stuck there and don't focus on where we've come from and how we've overcome those sins and mistakes, we are truly to be pitied.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.

We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.

Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.