Quotes about Repentance
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,Which was my sin, though it were done before?Wilt thou forgive that sin; through which I run,And do run still: though still I do deplore?When thou hast done, thou hast not done,For, I have more.
- John Donne
Thy sins and hairs may no man equal call, for as thy sins increase, thy hairs do fall.
- John Donne
A Christian is not someone who never goes wrong, but one who is enabled to repent and pick himself up and begin again, because the Christ-life is inside him.
- CS Lewis
I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.
- Gordon Hinckley
Resolved, to confess frankly to myself all that which I find in myself, either infirmity or sin; and, if it be what concerns religion, also to confess the whole case to God, and implore needed help.
- Jonathan Edwards
No one in the history of the world has been more inclusive of repentant sinners than Jesus and no one has been more intolerant of sin.
- Kevin DeYoung
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
- John Ortberg
Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.
- St. Isidore of Seville
You must either give up your sins or give up all hope of heaven.
- Charles Spurgeon
Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.
- Martin Luther
You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
- Max Lucado
If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.
- St. Basil