Quotes About Redemption

You see, then, that the whole church is filled with the forgiveness of sins. But there are few who really receive and welcome it.o For they do not believe it and would rather rely upon their own works.

The perfect love, unity, and joy that existed between the Father, Son, and Spirit were demolished, for a time, for our sake. This is the ground on which we build all relationships. Every time you are tempted to shun another believer, remember that the Father, Son, and Spirit were torn asunder so that you might be united.

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

Repentance and faith must be your daily lifestyle. Why? Because it lays you low and lifts you up at the same time.

The one thing worth celebrating for all eternity is your redemption.

Remember, your relationships have not been designed by God as vehicles for human happiness, but as instruments of redemption.

Christ brings the assets. We bring the liabilities. Yet Christ still joins himself to us!

We all want the wrong things, but God is in the business of changing what we want.

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." That good work begins in relationship to Jesus and is brought to completion within an ever-deepening union with him.

To love you as I should, I must worship God as Savior

To the degree that you forget you are a sinner, you will underestimate your daily need for Christ and the relationships in his body that are his tools of change.

Father, Son, and Spirit were torn apart so that we might be united with them and with each other.

I want all of our talk to be redemptively constructive, from the most mundane details to the huge life decisions.

God is not working for our comfort and ease; he is working on our growth. At the very moment we are tempted to question his faithfulness, he is fulfilling his redemptive promises to us. After all, it's not like there are only some people who really need to change. Change is the norm for everyone, and God is always at work to complete this process in us.

we all must remember that our relationships have been designed as workrooms for redemption, not shelters for human happiness.

If you choose to face conflict head on, it is full of risks and the potential for great hurt, but it can also be redemptive.

At some point, every relationship brings you to the end of yourself, and with God there is no healthier place to be. When I am willing to confess how weak I am, I am most ready to reach out for the grace that can only be found in Christ. He was willing to follow his Father's plan and become weak so that, in our moments of weakness, we could receive his strength.

This is the ground on which we build all relationships. Every time you are tempted to shun another believer, remember that the Father, Son, and Spirit were torn asunder so that you might be united.

What resulted from our collaboration is not just an examination, but an actual example of broken people in broken community experiencing the reconciling grace of God.

Our aim is that this book will help you look through the shattered glass of our sin to see the glory of a Redeemer who is ever-present, always at work to rescue and change us.

Forgiveness Involves Canceling a Debt

Forgiveness Is Costly, But Not Forgiving Is More Costly

An entrenched refusal to forgive is a sign that you have not known God's amazing forgiveness yourself.

When I consider someone's sin as I stand before the Lord, I am called to have an attitude of forgiveness toward the person who sinned against me. This is non-negotiable.