Quotes about Forgiveness
Christ died for our sins. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, took upon Himself a human nature and died a horrible death on our behalf. That is the reason for the cross. He suffered what we should have suffered. He died in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.
— Jerry Bridges
Only as we come to grips with the fact that we truly were objects of God's wrath do we begin to appreciate this good news of the gospel.
— Jerry Bridges
It is only the joy of hearing the gospel and being reminded that our sins are forgiven in Christ that will keep the demands of discipleship from becoming drudgery. It is only gratitude and love to God that comes from knowing that He no longer counts our sins against us (Romans 4:8) that provides the proper motive for responding to the claims of discipleship.
— Jerry Bridges
But where sin abounded, grace superabounded.
— Jerry Bridges
How do we view those who do not show love for us? Do we see them as persons for whom Christ died or as persons who make our lives difficult?
— Jerry Bridges
Many people erroneously think that God can just forgive our sins because He is a loving God. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cross speaks to us not only about our sin but about God's holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
Not only has the debt (of our sins) been fully paid, there is no possibility of ever going into debt again.
— Jerry Bridges
The problem with self-righteousness is that it seems almost impossible to recognize in ourselves. We will own up to almost any other sin, but not the sin of self-righteousness. When we have this attitude, though, we deprive ourselves of the joy of living in the grace of God. Because, you see, grace is only for sinners.
— Jerry Bridges
God still holds us accountable for the very sins that He uses to accomplish His purpose.
— Jerry Bridges
We cannot deal with the power of sin unless we have first dealt with its guilt. And we deal with it at the cross.
— Jerry Bridges
We cannot receive half of God's grace. If we have experienced it at all, we will experience not only forgiveness of our sins but also freedom from sin's dominion.
— Jerry Bridges
Bitterness usually stems not so much from the other person's actions as from the effects of those actions on our lives. Consider the following scenario in your life.
— Jerry Bridges