Quotes About Repentance

When you put it together, it looks like this: Our natural condition is weak and fallen and our temptations are numerous; God is infinitely holy, yet He offers forgiveness, grace and enabling power to those who get honest with Him and are willing to repent.

All sin tends to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is what is called damnation.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen. —ANCIENT EASTERN ORTHODOX PRAYER

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: be gracious to all who have gone astray from Thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of Thy Word, Jesus Christ Thy Son; who with Thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. —BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

Sorry I painted the word 'twat' on your garage door.

I am no minister of malice," he said, "I would not repel the repentant, but . . . may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I forget the difference between the parties to that . . . bloody conflict. . . . I may say if this war is to be forgotten, I ask in the name of all things sacred what shall men remember?

No, he walks funny because he only has one leg." "His leg fell off because he ate my fudge?!" Raj looked to the heavens again and put his hands together in prayer. "Lord, please have mercy on my soul! I am not a bad man. I just use best-before dates as a very rough guide, rounding them up to the nearest decade!

Salvation! Why, it's always a last-minute business, boy.

Repentance is the grace that Yahweh has granted first to His people otherwise punishment will follow.

But my apology was a thousand apologies.

Fear the sword of sin, it leads to death of the soul.

Whoever confesses his sins, shall obtain the mercy of God's grace.

Only those who do not practice sin can stand in the presence of the holy God." -"I NEVER KNEW YOU

Repentance brings restoration.

We do repent not to be forgiven, but because we are forgiven.

A sin confessed, a guilt cleared by grace.

The heavenly Father knows all my faults. But still forgives all my sins.

God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance.

Grace doesn't lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.

Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.

Tú sabes que el único motivo de arrepentimiento, no ya para un asesino, sino para cualquiera, es el fracaso.

No man is free to ignore God's standards. No one has the right to choose not to serve God, for God has made man to serve him and has-commanded "all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). He has called them to turn from idols to the true and living God, to serve him and to wait for his Son from heaven. Not all men, however, obey that command. Sin has cosmic dimensions.

Of course I apologized, but I couldn't shake the sense that I was truly an asshole.

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