Quotes about Forgiveness
God wants to do so much more than simply forgive your sin. He wants to leverage your past regrets for His eternal purpose.
— Mark Batterson
Confession breaks the power of canceled sin. It also heals the broken heart.
— Mark Batterson
But Paul knew that his sin was nailed to the cross, and the hammer of God's mercy has no claw.
— Mark Batterson
I'm willing to die on, but there are some I'm not willing to die on. I won't engage in the combat of criticism. It is sideways energy, and it doesn't have a redemptive purpose. I overlook the offense so I can keep playing offense.
— Mark Batterson
When you confess your sin, it no longer defines you.
— Mark Batterson
If you want to impact someone's life, love them when they least expect it and least deserve it ... You might think, "But they don't deserve it." That's the point, isn't it?
— Mark Batterson
Repentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame.
— Mark Driscoll
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
— Mark Twain
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds upon the heel that crushes it.
— Mark Twain
Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.
— Stephen Colbert
When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.
— Bishop TD Jakes
There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
— St. Augustine