Quotes about Forgiveness
Gospel bestows all good things spiritual: forgiveness of sins, true righteousness, peace of conscience, everlasting life; and all good things temporal: good judgment, good government and peace.
— Martin Luther
The sin and wrath which Moses arouses through his ministry that Prophet cancels through righteousness and grace by His ministry.
— Martin Luther
These two words, grace and peace, include all that belong to Christianity. Grace releases sin, and peace makes the conscience quiet. The
— Martin Luther
True freedom is being free from sin. How
— Martin Luther
But grace has changed my nature for the better, to keep me from joining them and shedding innocent blood.
— Martin Luther
There is no means to take sin away but grace alone. That
— Martin Luther
Ascribe both to God alone, and look upon the person administering it as simply the vicarious instrument of God, by which the Lord sitting in heaven thrusts you under the water with his own hands, and promises you forgiveness of your sins, speaking to you upon earth with a human voice by the mouth of his minister.
— Martin Luther
So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: "I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He is there I shall be also!
— Martin Luther
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
That old law about "an eye for an eye" leaves everybody blind.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A fifth point concerning nonviolent resistance is that it avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.