Quotes about Forgiveness

In our homes, where we work, in our friendships, we come inevitably to a fork in the road where we must decide, "Will I forgive that?" If the answer is yes, we go forward together in love. If we choose "no, I will not forgive," at that point we will tend to amplify the fault we observe to excuse our withdrawal into bitterness. Everyone loses—and the gospel most of all.

Repentance. Not a onetime event for the forgiveness of sin and gift of eternal life but a lifetime pattern of humility before a holy God.

Watch out for the people who say that all is good between them and God but have no interest in being reconciled with the people whom their sin has injured.

advancing the cause of Jesus that didn't begin and end with love. I was wrong, totally wrong, and had to come to the place where I grieved the failure to love as the greatest failure a Christian is capable of.

If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.

people who have been saved by grace grow to love giving grace to others.

God can and will wipe all that shame and sadness away if you will only repent.

Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way

When we see the faults of others, we are to forgive and forbear in humility.

If we had not experienced our deep sinfulness and Jesus' deep forgiveness through the cross, we will not love others well in the midst of their struggles. If we do not see the beauty and glory of God in our own redemption, we will not be able to offer a compelling redemptive vision for those who are hopeless and who doubt God's love for them.

Because in prayer I expand my sense of how I have offended God. And I thereby lower my sense of how much others have offended me. Prayer is changing me.

Does God love us even when our hearts are far from Him? The answer: Yes, He does!