Quotes about Forgiveness
We are to extend forgiveness to others in the same way that God did to us: Unconditionally.
— David Jeremiah
And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.
— David Platt
I was there when God was put on trial....At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than 'guilty'. It means 'He owes us something'. Then we went to pray.
— Elie Wiesel
Despair has been called the unforgivable sin-not presumably because God refuses to forgive it, but because it despairs of the possibility of being forgiven.
— Frederick Buechner
Isn't it interesting that God appears holy when he's gracious?
— Joseph Prince
We may imitate the Deity in all His attributes; but mercy is the only one in which we can pretend to equal Him. We cannot, indeed, give like God; but surely we may forgive like Him.
— Laurence Sterne
God has forgiven you; you'd be wise to do the same
— Max Lucado
Our sin is what separates us from God, but it's our self righteousness that keeps us from running to Him for the grace He willingly gives to all who come.
— Paul David Tripp
Don't be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.
— Pope Francis
God always forgives, always. But he asks that I forgive. If I don't forgive, in a certain sense I am closing the door to God's forgiveness.
— Pope Francis
If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.
— RC Sproul
Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's favor.
— Francis Chan