Quotes about Repentance
The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God.
- Jonathan Edwards
Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility.
- Charles Finney
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."
- Timothy Keller
Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation.
- Paul Washer
It is in our forgiveness of other people's sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.
- Alistair Begg
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.
- George Whitefield
The judgment of God against this nation will not be turned by a more conservative President, but by the repentance of its people.
- Paul Washer
God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth.
- Anselm of Canterbury
Hell is not filled with people who are deeply sorry for their sins. It is filled with people who for all eternity still shake their puny fist in the face of God Almighty.
- DA Carson
Again and again, God's Word reveals that He is not as concerned about the depth or extent of the sin we commit as He is about our attitude and response when we are confronted with our sin.
- Nancy Leigh DeMoss
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.
- JC Ryle
It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to the injured one before we dare approach God at either the private or the public altar.
- Jonathan Goforth