Quotes about Repentance
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
- Revelation 9:20
Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
- Revelation 9:21
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- Revelation 16:9
and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
- Revelation 16:11
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
- Revelation 18:5
Lord Jesus, I acknowledge that I have been attempting to find significance in an inappropriate way. As a result, I have sinned against You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and forgiving my sins. As an act of faith, I invite You to come into my life and direct me. Take control of my life, and make me into the kind of man You want me to be. Amen.
- Patrick Morley
Where we might think of sin as slip-ups or missteps, God views sin as a godless attitude that leads to godless action.
- Max Lucado
The lost are never saved by confessing and the saved are never restored by believing.
- Lewis Sperry Chafer
There must be a great national heart-turning, or repentance to God as an immediate preparation for the kingdom as seen in the Old Testament (Deut. 30:1-3; Isa. 24:7; Hos. 3:4, 5; 14:7; Zech. 12:10-13:1; Mal. 3:7). Repentance, therefore, became an imperative part of the message concerning the imminency of the kingdom.
- Lewis Sperry Chafer
The disorders of your hearts, and their sinful workings are as words before God.
- Jeremiah Burroughs
We're more concerned about our own victory over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.
- Jerry Bridges
Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
- Jerry Bridges