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Quotes About Repentance

Living life with a clear conscience is the fruit of a repentant heart and new life through Jesus Christ.
~ Brian Houston
The last business of Christ's life was the saving of a poor penitent thief.
~ Dwight L. Moody
Every kind of prayer, not intercessory prayer only, which is the highest kind of prayer, but all prayer, from the lowest kind to the highest, is impossible in a life of known and allowed sin.
~ Alexander Whyte
Life changing repentance begins where blame shifting ends.
~ Timothy Keller
As much wrong as I did in life and as many people as I hurt, I can say that God never stopped talking to me. I just stopped listening.
~ Sam Childers
There is a what-the-hell moment in life when you feel you have been pre-punished for every sin you'll ever commit.
~ Robert Breault
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
~ Jesus Christ
Can't undo wrong. Can only do our best to make things right.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility and I do.
~ Jim Bakker
I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
~ Jimmy Carter
I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do—and I have done it—and God forgives me for it.
~ Jimmy Carter
True repentance includes three ingredients: (1) acknowledging the truth (revelation), (2) admitting you were wrong (confession), and (3) adjusting your direction (action).
~ Jimmy Evans
The answer for the iniquity of dominance is to repent of it, forgive your family for their part in it, and to submit this area of your life to Jesus. We grow up bent because someone was in disobedience to the right or "straight" way. Once we submit the bent area of our lives to God and His word, He will teach us the right way, and we will be changed.
~ Jimmy Evans
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (1 Samuel 15:23a NKJV)
~ Jimmy Evans
The answer to pride is repentance. You must stop viewing yourself as superior to your spouse and others. Pride justifies dominance because it truly believes it is superior and worthy of control. Pride is offended at the thought that others cannot recognize our greatness and just be thankful that we are in their lives to help them make the right choices.
~ Jimmy Evans
OH, SOMEBODY ASIDES ME IS GONNA RUE THIS HERE PARTICULAR DAY.
~ Joanna Russ
The greatest sin, after the initial sin, is its publication.
~ Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
His conversion to Christianity seems to have come about largely by thinking...It did not come by sudden intuition, or overwhelming vision, or even by the more usual path of conviction of sin calling for repentance and atonement.
~ Jocelyn Gibb
Tú no sabes que has sido perdonado
~ Anna Akhmatova
Repent means "the pain again.
~ Anne Carson
aH of H: I cannot rise. Too heavy with filth and sin. Th: Give me your hand. H of H: I'll stain you. Th: I'll take it.
~ Anne Carson
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment. JOHN 16:8
~ Anne Graham Lotz
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. PSALM 51:17
~ Anne Graham Lotz
Wounded people need to repent of their sin.
~ Anne Graham Lotz