Quotes About Repentance

Going home must be like going to render an account.

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.

Redemption is invented by the sinner.

Mercy should be given once to a person and it is priceless. This person then should be very honest and should promise not to commit the same particular mistake again.

Wealth, honors, pleasures, is not so eagerly to be desired as the forgiveness of our sins.

Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.

Repentance is not punishment, it is the hope filled path to a more glorious future.

And I hope I'm forgiven for Thug Livin when I die.

I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged will forgive me my trespasses.

You must either give up your sins or give up all hope of heaven.

Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.

And please punish Jenny. You could strike her dead. Amen." Jenny blinked. "I'm no expert on this, but… are you supposed to pray for someone to be struck dead?

I'm thinking skywriting. 'Sorry I was an asshat. Please forgive my stupid butt.

You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.

If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.

The worst kind of sin is not to acknowledge that you are sinful.

Repentance is another name for aspiration.

Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously.

Abba Dorotheos said: No matter what kind of sorrow comes to you, don't blame anyone but yourself, and say, "This has happened because of my sins."

God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.

One who has sinned cannot escape retribution in any other way than by repentance corresponding to his sin.

We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your brother, it means that your sin remains with you.