Quotes About Repentance

Simply stated, there is not a single verse anywhere in the Bible that pronounces us already forgiven for our future sins (meaning, sins we have not yet committed). Not one verse. Nowhere. Not even a hint of such a concept.

Let him who has done this be removed from among you" (1 Cor. 5:1–2). He even ordered that the offending, unrepentant brother be delivered "to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord" (v. 5).

I should not have lied, but I did. Later, those lies came back to haunt me, bread cast on the water, tenfold.

God wants us to be forgiven more than we ourselves want to be forgiven.

Parents must be sensitive to their role in the child's moral development. One day he is going to choose without you. Will he make the right choice? No amount of training is going to override the certainty of sin developing in the child's life, but the training parents give can lessen the child's addiction to the flesh and make it easier for repentance to follow his sinful indulgence.

The Crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned.

The cross of Christ gave power to the powerless. It gave strength to the weak. It brought salvation to repentant sinners. It brought hope to the hopeless. It gave peace to troubled hearts. What was true then it is still true today.

even a liar can be changed through Christ because He has already decided to forgive every lie we might ever tell.

We all done wrong. We keep God plenty busy fixin' our mistakes.

True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.

True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.

Santa María, madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros, pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte, amén». Y apenas lo había rezado cuando me dije: «¿pecadores?, ¿nosotros pecadores?, ¿y cuál es nuestro pecado, cuál?».

We must repent when we seek to fulfill this longing in an incorrect way, but we can never repent for having the longing. This longing will never go away, but it is satisfied by the revelation of God's extravagant passion for us and the revelation of the Father and the Bridegroom.

Where kairos is an event word—something that has a beginning and ending—repentance (metanoia) is a process word, as is believe (pistis). The Circle is a process, a way of living that does not have a specific beginning and ending. One does not become a disciple of Jesus and stand still; discipleship is a lifestyle of learning. And this learning begins with a change of heart.

Jonah 3:1: "The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time

As you ascertain the validity of the call you believe God is placing on your life, search your heart for any sinful motivation, any thoughts of power, greed, or pride. If you find it, repent and get humble again before Jesus, because his call won't involve manipulation. His Call Will Involve the Desire of Your Heart

The proof of true repentance is immediate restitution.

I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.

Oh, the air is sultry and pregnant with lightning. And therefore we call to our deluded brothers: Repent, repent, the Kingdom of the Lord is at hand!

Jesus invited people to 'repent and believe' this Good News; to set aside fear and worry in order to believe in God's love; and to reject self-centeredness in order to give loving service to others. Jesus insisted, says Karl Baus, that purity of mind and intention is the basis for moral behavior, 'thus giving the individual conscience the decisive role in the sphere of religion.

Chi si sente colpevole, cerca sempre la redenzione" "Chi ha commesso una colpa non può e non ha il diritto di cercare la morte, deve vivere, sopportando la sofferenza, friggere come un pesce rivoltato nell'olio, cuocersi nel dolore, come una medicina nel calderone, per scontare la sua colpa, fino a quando sarà lavata e soltanto allora trovare pace nella morte".

To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.

We often marry in despair, so that we repent of it all our life after.

One simple apology is enough. Get up and don't do it again