Quotes About Sinner

Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.

The Gospel of John opens with Jesus Christ in the bosom of God, and closes with the sinner in the bosom of Jesus Christ.

God is not glorified in any transaction upon earth so much as in the conversion of a sinner.

When God accepts a sinner, He is, in fact, only accepting Christ. He looks into the sinner's eyes, and He sees His own dear Son's image there, and He takes him in.

The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God.

Primarily, God is not bound to punish sin; he is bound to destroy sin. The only vengeance worth having on sin is to make the sinner himself its executioner.

I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

The world loves the Saint, and Christ loves the sinner.

Redemption is invented by the sinner.

My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died.

Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

Every saint has a past, the sixteenth-century poet had said, and every sinner has a future.

Sometimes, when doctrinal explanations have failed to move a sinner's heart, a biblical portrait of Jesus' beautiful love will bring him or her to salvation.

there's more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people. p890

I never trust anyone who proclaims his morality from the pulpit. That high-minded type can always find an excuse for breaking his own rules. I'd rather do business with an everyday sinner who thinks it's probably to his advantage, in the long run, to tell the truth and keep his promises. He's not likely to change his mind about that.

She put the point to her father, as they hung around the court, waiting for their case to come up. He said: "I never trust anyone who proclaims his morality from the pulpit. That high-minded type can always find an excuse for breaking his own rules. I'd rather do business with an everyday sinner who thinks it's probably to his advantage, in the long run, to tell the truth and keep his promises. He's not likely to change his mind about that.

Sin is against God, and it isn't possible to be neutral about God, Who has been offended by sin. Nonjudgmental attitudes actually condone and encourage sin. To accept a sinner as he is, means to say God was wrong in sending Christ to die for sinners in order to change them. God took sin so seriously that He punished His own Son with death for sin. If God punishes sin, we may not accept sinners as they are.

Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead.

Everybody's got some sin, but if it troubles your heart you're a gentle sinner, just a good soul gone wrong.

I hate the Communist system but I love the men. I hate the sin but I love the sinner.

Hey, have you ever heard of the Alchemists? " "Sure, " he said. "Of course you have. " "Why? Did you run into them? " "Kind of. " "What'd you do? " "Why do you think I did anything? " He laughed. "Alchemists only show up when trouble happens, and you bring trouble wherever you go. Be careful, though. They're religious nuts." "That's kind of extreme," I said. "Just don't let them convert you." He winked. "I like you being the sinner you are.

sin' is rarely concerned with a real wrongness but sin is what the sinner groks as sin—and when you grok with him, it can hurt. I know.

Here I am. Standing with my watch in hand which I'm going to pawn. So in with you. You hungry sinner.

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.