Quotes about Forgiveness
Like grace, forgiveness has about it the maddening quality of being undeserved, unmerited, unfair.
— Philip Yancey
We Christians are called to use the "weapons of grace," which means treating even our opponents with love and respect.
— Philip Yancey
Why God asks us to forgive: because that is what God is like.
— Philip Yancey
Caught up in righteous—and wholly appropriate—revulsion over Serbian atrocities, the world overlooks one fact: the Serbs are simply following the terrible logic of unforgiveness.
— Philip Yancey
There is one major flaw in the law of revenge, however: it never settles the score.
— Philip Yancey
it seems so unfair, to forgive injustice. I am caught between forgiveness and justice.
— Philip Yancey
Law merely indicated the sickness; grace brought about the cure.
— Philip Yancey
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move
— Philip Yancey
Forgiveness may be unfair—it is, by definition—but at least it provides a way to halt the juggernaut of retribution.
— Philip Yancey
Calvary broke up the logjam between justice and forgiveness. By accepting onto his innocent self all the severe demands of justice, Jesus broke forever the chain of ungrace.
— Philip Yancey
Forgiveness is an act of faith.
— Philip Yancey
The gospel of grace begins and ends with forgiveness. And people write songs with titles like "Amazing Grace" for one reason: grace is the only force in the universe powerful enough to break the chains that enslave generations. Grace alone melts ungrace.
— Philip Yancey