Quotes About Redemption

Wounding smashes relationships. We can never return to the way we were before the wounding took place, which in itself adds a dimension to our grief that is very deep. Yet it is possible for severed relationships to be reconciled.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 PETER 2:10

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 JOHN 2:1 – 2

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ…. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession — to the praise of his glory. EPHESIANS 1:3, 13 – 14

We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 1 JOHN 4:13 – 14

Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. ACTS 13:38

The LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him. 2 CHRONICLES 30:9

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. EPHESIANS 2:4 – 5

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. EPHESIANS 4:32

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. JOHN 7:38

After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you." JOHN 17:1

Those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son. ROMANS 8:29

Just Give Me Jesus.

God can take the ugly stains in our lives, those scars that run deep, and transform them into masterpieces of His grace and mercy that will bless others. It's time for a makeover. Even now God can turn the ugliness of sin into beauty marks. Just come to Him and ask. Surrender your scars to His gentle touch.

Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. ISAIAH 55:3

There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. REVELATION 21:4

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved — you and your household. ACTS 16:31

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. JOHN 14:6 NKJV

I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. JEREMIAH 31:34

This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. MATTHEW 26:28

But God loved Hagar. He loves those who just can't take it anymore and who run away. In fact, the Bible is filled with stories of His love for those like Hagar.

but running back, that God showed up and taught her a profound life lesson: Even if you run from the wounders, you can't outrun God.

Now,' [her father] barked. She stiffly followed, still fully dressed in the elaborate navy-and-white gown she had worn all evening. It was hard not to feel as if the bare walls and surfaces she passed had been bled, leeched, into the cloth encasing her. Stripped paint and sacrificed heirlooms clinging to her, demanding she make everything right once more.

Oh Lestat, you deserved everything that's ever happened to you. You better not die. You might actually go to hell.