Quotes About Redemption

Consider the work of Calvary. A perfect work, perfect in every respect, perfect in every aspect

It is important to emphasize that the Gospel centers in the death and resurrection of Jesus. In 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 Paul sums up its message in three historical facts: "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. . . . He was buried . . . He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

fact: when the Bible speaks about healing, referring to the atoning sacrifice of Christ in

Having looked the beast of the past in the eye, having asked and received forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the past—not in order to forget it but in order not to allow it to imprison us.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

All will be well if we repent of our sins, accept God's love and demonstrate it by following His law. This

God doesn't erase our past for us. Instead, he heals the one we've got.

People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

The deepest and most important spiritual lessons I ever learned came from a circle of drunks, fighting desperately not to drink today, whom I initially viewed as low-life losers, and who ultimately came to be for me the oracles of God. The Twelve Steps in no way diminished my appreciation for the gospel of Jesus Christ—quite the contrary—I am more convinced than ever of the reality of the gospel story.

It is just mortifying to be a Christian, except for the Jesus part. —Anne Lamott

If it was a sin for you to choose me . . . then I would go to the Devil himself and bless him for tempting ye to it.

Isn't it wonderful to serve the God of "it's never too late"?)

My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.

Olivia: "Were you aiming at someone?" Alec: "...God, I think...

redhead." CeeCee remembered

How does a blind man say he was wrong? I thought you were lost, but you were never lost to God.

God doesn't cause a demolition unless he's planned a renovation." Colonel Abbott Wilkins

Surely there is no higher plane for prayer than intercession. What could be more important than participating in the redemption of another being through prayer? True, our prayer does not save the sinner, but somehow it serves to prepare his heart for the moment word reaches him of Christ's love. Search for a person who claims to have found Christ apart from someone else's prayer, and your search may go on forever.

Just as the prisoner was being strapped into the electric chair, the priest said, "Son, is there anything I can do for you?" The prisoner said, "Yeah, when they pull the switch, hold my hand."

The good news is that God treats the believer not as our sin deserves, but as God's love through Christ requires.

The whelp went home, and went to bed. If he had had any sense of what he had done that night, and had been less of a whelp and more of a brother, he might have turned short on the road, might have gone down to the ill-smelling river that was dyed black, might have gone to bed in it for good and all, and have curtained his head for ever with its filthy waters.

Jésus est venu prouver aux hommes qu'ils sont sur terre par amour et non par hasard !

The Cross is not the terrible end of a pious happy life. Instead, it stands at the beginning of community with Jesus Christ. Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death.