Quotes about Forgiveness

I hate the Communist system but I love the men. I hate the sin but I love the sinner.

In conflict, time heals nothing; it causes hurts to fester.

Delay only deepens resentment and makes matters worse. In conflict, time heals nothing; it causes hurts to fester.

Reconciliation means you bury the hatchet, not necessarily the issue.

Until we mature enough to understand that God uses everything for good in our lives, we harbor resentment toward God over our appearance, background, unanswered prayers, past hurts, and other things we would change if we were God. People often blame God for hurts caused by others. This creates what William Backus calls "your hidden rift with God.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it. God's purpose is not limited by your past.

If you really desire to be used by God, you must understand a powerful truth: The very experiences that you have resented or regretted most in life — the ones you've wanted to hide and forget — are the experiences God wants to use to help others. They are your ministry!

To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do

Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out.

The biblical word for personal change is repentance.

Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution.

I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." 14