Quotes About Atonement

It is true that the blood of the Son of God was shed for sins through the fall and those committed by men, yet men can commit sins which it can never remit.

Every sin (past, present, and future) we have committed

And I know that all that multitude of sins would disappear in an instant, even as a drop of water cast into a flaming furnace.d'Elbée, Jean du Coeur de Jésus

I know that all that multitude of sins would disappear in an instant, even as a drop of water cast into a flaming furnace.

Apparently unembittered, she remained a charming, scatterbrained, unpunctual creature, the darling of the public. The Prince, by way of atonement, was always careful to treat her with great respect and courtesy.

Our sins are debts that none can pay but Christ. It is not our tears, but His blood; it is not our sighs, but His sufferings, that can testify for our sins. Christ must pay all, or we are prisoners forever.

The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.

Romans 5:19—If all are made righteous by Christ, why aren't all saved?

Sorry, mom. Sorry, God.

Just let yourself be broken and humiliated. Just your whole life, keep telling people, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry...

This is some­thing I'll go to Hell for.

The same as if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, you realize, if no one had been there to witness the agony of Christ, would we be saved?

Well, I guess if Jesus could die for my sins, I suppose I can soak up a few for other people. We all get our chance to play scapegoat. Take the blame. The martyrdom of Saint Me. The sins of every man in history landing square on my back.

What the blood is to our bodies (life), the Blood of Christ is to the Bible. Take the scarlet word out of the Bible, and the Bible is a DEAD book.

Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor any chance to make good the harms I'd done. Minor harms, to be sure, in the scheme of things; but large enough to regret.

You're damned if you can't forgive, Jude.

May there be a cleansing in your absolution.

But the strongest scent was also the oldest – it was the perfume of his transgressions. There were other smells, too, some of which she could name – incense, books, sweat – and far, far more that she had no name for.

Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung.

The selfmoment I could pray; And from my neck so free The Albatross fell off, and sank Like lead into the sea.

Si arrojas un jarrón al suelo, sus pedazos no volverán a unirse cuando tú desaparezcas —le había explicado Ren—. El mal que hacemos no puede ser deshecho; solo podemos tratar de compensarlo de alguna manera.

Le han dictado pena máxima: sesenta años. Suena infinito y sin embargo es poco, no hay vida que alcance para pagar lo que hizo.

Te juro que el infierno debe ser un lugar donde te encierran con tus consecuencias y te obligan a lidiar con ellas.

On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.