Quotes About Redemption

There is nothing that the nearness of Jesus will not cure.

Whether it is overbearing parents, rebellious children, or an unfaithful spouse, God has the ability to transform our brokenness and use it to further his purposes. He also has a habit of using our dysfunction to deepen our devotion to him.

For the people of God, death is always a new beginning.

The truth that sets us free is this: Jesus is the one and only way to everlasting life.

If people can be saved and accepted by God the Father apart from the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross, then why was He crucified?

Yo era un hijo de puta, y lo sabía. Lo normal es que los padres se sacrifiquen. Yo no conseguía soportar que se acabara mi juventud, no podía soportar la idea de que mi hijo iba a crecer, iba a ser joven por mí, y que a lo mejor iba a tener éxito en la vida cuando la mía era un fracaso. Quería volver a ser una persona

Habríamos podido salvar al mundo, y habríamos podido salvarlo en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in einem Augenblick, pero no lo hicimos, bueno, al menos yo no lo he hecho, y el amor no triunfó, lo traicioné...

l'enfer vécu et habité rend légitime et désirable un monde où l'on tâcherait d'éviter le retour de ce qui, de près ou de loin, peut lui ressembler.

But when He became incarnate, and was made man, He commenced afresh the long line of human beings, and furnished us, in a brief, comprehensive manner, with salvation; so that what we had lost in Adam—namely to be according to the image and likeness of God—that we might recover in Jesus Christ

Jesus' obedience did away with Adam's disobedience.

To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side, I learn who I am and what God's grace means. Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel

You are priceless— fearfully and wonderfully made. God shaped and modeled you in your mother's womb. God created you in his own image. You were created, redeemed, and are deeply loved and valued by God. Therefore, the man who wants to be involved with you should have to count the cost.

We've all done things we'd rather keep in the dark. It's only by shedding light on them that our demons can disappear.

Three weeks after New Year, she lost her faith. It happened quite suddenly. She simply woke up and it was gone. As she lay in bed it occurred to her that between religion and superstition there was no difference, since both were based on unreason. To kill a man to redeem the sins of others was as irrational as tapping a hole in one's eggshell to stop a witch using it as a boat.

Any reasoning that leaves somebody alone to wallow in their own guilt went against the gospel of reconciliation.

Sometimes people had to hit rock bottom to get to the Rock at the bottom.

Jesus is the greatest blessing we could ever receive.

all you need is in Jesus—

The only requirement is to believe. If you've been listening to sin, if you've been trying to argue your own case before God, trying to do everything right so God will forgive you—you can stop. He already has. Fall in love with Him the way He's already in love with you.

The only way to God is through Jesus.

all got something to clean up in our lives.

even a liar can be changed through Christ because He has already decided to forgive every lie we might ever tell.

Am I really dead in Christ? Colossians 3:3. Is my new life gonna be terrible? John 10:10. What if I want my old life back? Matthew 16:25.

those who belong to Christ will always belong to Him,