Quotes About Repentance

Prisoners are people who have invited demonic oppression into their lives through a lifestyle of sin. The demons know they have permission to wreak havoc in these prisoners' souls until the prisoners repent. Once a prisoner has repented, the evil spirits no longer have authorization to oppress that person because the roots of sin have been dealt with.

God does not forgive excuses; He only forgives sins.

It is not enough to say you are sorry. You must utterly own the terrible thing you have done. You must cast no blame on the one you have injured. Rather, accept every molecule of the responsibility, even if reason and self-preservation scream against it. Then, and only then, will the words 'I am sorry' have meaning.

None of us deserve the forgiveness we've been given, either by people or by God. I have to forgive you.

Criminals are free and make choices. Responsibility accrues and repentance is required. Among Dostoevsky's many complaints against socialism . . . was its promise to replace this radical freedom with material and mental security. Hence one of Dostoevsky's great paradoxes: the healthy, free mind demands continual destabilization and doubt if it is to exercise acts of faith, but our deeds are stable, answerable, and belong to us alone.

Lord restore thine image, hear my call: And though my hard heart scarce to thee can groan, Remember that thou once didst write in stone.

Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.

Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment.

all sins may be forgiven, but crimes must still be punished.

True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.

If one evil thought, if one evil word, if one evil action, deserves eternal damnation, how many hells, my friends, do every one of us deserve, whose whole lives have been one continued rebellion against God!

To take a people who were traveling apace the broadway to hell, and to be able to turn them, and set their face to God. . . . It is what we must strive for.

All sins cast long shadows.

God may turn his ears from prattling prayers, or preaching prayers, but never from penitent, believing prayers.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me.

My punishment is greater than I can bear.

If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.

Always repenting of wrongs done will never bring my heart to rest.

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance.

He's half absolv'd Who has confess'd.

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

Apology - a desperate habit, and one that is rarely cured.

Repentance is for little children.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.