Top 1200 Repentance And Forgiveness Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars

In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.

From speaking with my mother I learned that forgiveness is a process that begins with the choice to end your own suffering.

Forgiveness is the greatest weapon, because a saint so armed is unperturbable he can give up anger immediately

Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender

Forgiveness prompted by love is the only way to repair the devastation that so often mars our relationships.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.

If you are bitter you are like a dry leaf that you can squash and you can blow away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.

New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there.

But however long you may have continued in rebellion, and how ever black and long the catalog of your sins, yet if you will now turn to God by a sincere repentance, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you shall not be cast out.

To understand somebody else as a human being, I think, is about as close to real forgiveness as one can get.

The depth of our repentance will determine the depth of our revival.

Humanization and coming to understand somebody as a human being is about as good a kind of forgiveness as you can get, I think.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

Couples don't fall out of love so much as they fall out of repentance.

God is forgiving or we would not still be walking this world. But to be moral is not to need his divine forgiveness, I think.

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.

True forgiveness and love arise naturally, effortlessly, from the silence of the heart broken all the way open.

Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Grace is not blind. It sees the hurt full well. But chooses to see God's forgiveness even more.

I learned that I have purpose and my experiences no matter how horrible taught me heart, strength and forgiveness!

In common honesty, we must not conceal the fact that free forgiveness in one sense will cost everything.

Receiving the Holy Ghost is the therapy which effects forgiveness and heals the sin-sick soul.

To be convinced in our hearts that we have forgiveness of sins and peace with God by grace alone is the hardest thing.

We will know our forgiveness is complete when we have a genuine desire for the welfare of the people who have wronged us.

In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue and peace is spoken.

A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

To be absolved, especially if you commit a crime, there is no absolution, you must pay. But for forgiveness, with God or nature, you have to accept what you've done.

Skeptics always want miracles such as stepping down from the Cross, but never the greater miracle of forgiveness.

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.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.

In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission.

I believe that a great number of people are going to die and go to hell because they’re counting on their religiosity in the church instead of their relationship with Jesus to get them to heaven. They give lip service to repentance and faith, but they’ve never been born again.

Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But the highest source of suffering appears to be reserved for the innocent who undergo divine tutorial training.

Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.

Allah wanted the people who have made sins to turn from their sins and make up for them in order to be near to Allah through gaining His satisfaction, for He has promised to accept their repentance and forgive the sinner.

To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission.

I haven't sought self-forgiveness because I feel I was preyed upon and not responsible for the many bad things that happened to me.

South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.

That's not very attractive behavior, Bella." he said. " Forgiveness is divine. "Mind your own buisness.

Dear friends: faith and forgiveness is much more powerful than napalm could ever be.

One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.

If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.

For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms to the Church.

We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help.

The things that interest me are less to do with perhaps finding myself and more to do with surviving and mercy and forgiveness.

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

Historical theology has too often failed to interpret repentance as a positive creative force. ... Essentially, if Christianity is to succeed in the next millennium, it must cease to be a negative religion and must become positive.

I think forgiveness plays a very important part in Western society and it comes from the Judeo Christian heritage.

The themes in 'Violet' are universal: accepting yourself with all of your flaws, moving on, and the forgiveness and freedom that comes along with that.

Forgiveness is an embrace, across all barriers, against all odds, in defiance of all that is mean and petty and vindictive and cruel in this life.

Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.

Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

The essence of the miracle of forgiveness is that it brings peace to the previously anxious, restless, frustrated, perhaps tormented soul.

In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.