Quotes about Forgiveness
We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.
— Pope Benedict XVI
The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.
— Charles Stanley
You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust has been betrayed and your dignity has been violated.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.
— Rick Warren
All I know is that I'm a sinner and that God has forgiven me of my sins. Because I put my faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
— Franklin Graham
Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grace never ignores the awful truth of our depravity; in fact it emphasizes it. The worse we realize we are the greater we realize God's grace.
— Randy Alcorn
From the darkness of my hiding place, I would ask God to forgive the transgressors and have mercy on every man, as he himself had sown the seeds of weakness.
— Shimon Peres
Hatred can be overcome only by love.
— Mahatma Gandhi
When once you realize all that it cost God to forgive you, you will be held as in a vice, constrained by the love of God.
— Oswald Chambers
Montefiore's impression of Jesus was wrong. Jesus loved the Pharisees, although He denounced them publicly. And I love the Communists, as well as their tools in the Church, although I denounce them.
— Richard Wurmbrand
The greatest sin is sinning against love.
— J. Vernon McGee