Quotes About Repentance

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa [Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault].

Pride is hateful before God and man.

Until seventy times seven.

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

God be merciful to me a sinner.

Now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.

Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much.

Repentance brings an intense desire for God, deep gratitude, and a growth in self-awareness that increases our freedom to love.

Repentance, the refashioning of the heart has begun and the kingdom of God—the gratefully carefree life of children—has come within your grasp at last and you are about to reach out and take possession of it.

Everyone seems to agree that the world will end soon and the only essential task is to cleanse the besmirchment from one's soul before that day comes.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Look at the things you've done and ask for forgiveness. After clearing out that wreckage from the past, you can move forward, in a way, to keep your finger on the pulse.

I don't think I will ever be able to forgive myself for what I have done.

I made a very poor decision in my first marriage. I know God's forgiven me.

I clearly have done things that were wrong. I've clearly had to seek God's forgiveness.

When people wrong us, you say, God, I choose to forgive this person. And sometimes people come back and ask for forgiveness and sometimes people don't.

If one of the damned could just once say 'My God, I love you' it would no longer be hell for him.

Lord, forgive me. You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy. Help me. Open my heart and mind so that I will love her as you have loved me.

Regret drives us to repentance, and repentance leads us to God.

Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. HOSEA 6 : 1