Quotes about Forgiveness
Like the prodigal's father, God accepts us as we are. But He doesn't want to leave us that way. God will change us.
— Greg Laurie
Thus, to take the phrases in Acts and make them into a magical incantation upon which God s forgiveness rests is to grossly misunderstand the phrase and, consequently, grossly mis portray the kind of God whom Scripture reveals.
— Gregory Boyd
In the kingdom that Jesus inaugurated it is precisely a person's love for their enemies and their pledge to never retaliate that is the ultimate sign of their loyalty to God.
— Gregory Boyd
God wants everyone to be saved. He takes no delight in the destruction of any soul, however wicked (Ezek. 18:32; 33:11). From
— Gregory Boyd
The sinner... while retaining the ability to imagine, has forfeited the basis on which to imagine God.
— Gregory Boyd
The picture of God that I embraced could get me to feel shame for my sinful deeds, but it could not empower me to rise above them.
— Gregory Boyd
Don't use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and don't worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.
— Henry Cloud
The Lord does not forgive excuses, He forgives sin.
— Rick Joyner
Holding on to silent resentment makes you a prisoner in your own mind and emotions.
— Rick Renner
The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.
— Rick Warren
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.
— Rick Warren
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.
— Rick Warren