Quotes about Repentance

If you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well. Matthew 6:14

Have you ever physically turned from a sin and ceased the activity, yet continued to cherish it to some degree in your heart?

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You took away the guilt of my sin. Psalm 32:5

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Proverbs 28:13

Nothing is unforgivable, thank God. But some things cannot be excused. They must be repented of and dramatically corrected and permanently changed.

God changed Saul's heart. A changed heart is the absolute requirement for kingdom service.

You'll know when your heart is starting to get well. It will hurt so badly with throbbing pangs of repentance, you'll think you're going to die. And you will. Then God will raise you from the very thing that has been the death of you. He really will give you a future.

Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren't interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.

Repentance means to change your mind. To turn and walk the other way. Repentance means being so deeply sorry for what you have done that you will do whatever it takes to keep it from happening again.

Lord, show me anything in me that is not right in Your eyes so I can confess it before You, because I choose to live Your way." P