Quotes About Forgiveness

It is forgiveness that sets a man working for God. He does not work in order to be forgiven, but because he has been forgiven, and the consciousness of his sin being pardoned makes him long more for its entire removal than ever he did before.

The divine order then is first pardon, then holiness; first peace with God, and then conformity to the image of that God with whom we have been brought to be at peace.

It is forgiveness that sets a man working for God. He does not work in order to be forgiven, but because he has been forgiven, and the consciousness of his sin being pardoned makes him long for its entire removal than ever he did before. An unforgiven man cannot work. He has not the will, nor the power, nor the liberty. He is in chains. Israel in Egypt could not serve Jehovah. "Let my people go, that they may serve Me." was God's message to Pharaoh (exodus 8:1) first liberty, then service.

Be Strong In The Grace That Is In Christ Jesus It was this grace or free love which first began with you, and with which you began. It was this which you at first 'apprehended,' or rather, which 'apprehended' you; and your special character is that of men who 'know the grace of God' (Col. 1:6); who have 'tasted that the Lord is gracious' (1 Pet. 2:3); men on whom God has had compassion (Rom. 9:15); men to whom He has shown His forgiving love. Such is your name.

Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Hatred is self-punishment.

For humans, being able to 'forget' is what allows them to survive through their cruel and harsh lives.

To keep yourself from feeling too much anger or hatred against other people... requires a strong heart...

If only I had loved myself more. How profound is that?

I suppose I have cause you grief and misery at times, but I have never intentionally caused you embarrassment and discomfort.

Once I slew a man, and never do I wish to slay a man again, for it is bitter for the soul to think thereon.

For every man may sin, and yet again may sin; yet still is he God's handiwork, and still God is near by His handiwork to aid him ever to a fresh endeavour to righteousness.

thou hast found me an archer that will make thy wife to wring! I would that thou hadst ne'er said one word to me, or that I had never passed thy way, or e'en that my right forefinger had been stricken off ere that this had happened! In haste I smote, but grieve I sore at leisure!" And then, even in his trouble, he remembered the old saw that "What is done is done; and the egg cracked cannot be cured.

To revile because one has been reviled—this is the real evil because it is the evil of the soul itself." Jesus saw this with almighty clarity. Again and again he came back to the inner life of the individual.

To revile because one has been reviled—this is the real evil because it is the evil of the soul itself.

You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate.

There will always remain more ashes than remorse.

Remuer les morts avec des fleurs et des larmes par douce vengeance

Never give up on anybody.

Herleid tot zijn eenvoudigste vorm komt mijn besluit hierop neer, dat u de gebeurtenis weg hebt willen dringen uit uw bewustzijn. Waarschijnlijk heeft de overigens ongegronde wroeging om het feit, dat u de man niet helpen kon, u parten gespeeld en zich tot een schuldgevoel gefixeerd. Men vergeet echter niet, wat men wil vergeten.

Sorry Marion.

When you write about the people you hate the most, do it with love.

You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self.

Later, a very fat woman came in with a trolley and put a plate of something brown and foul-smelling on a table beside me. I couldn't imagine what I'd ever done to her, but whatever it was, it must have been bad. She obviously realised that she'd over-reacted, because half an hour later she came and took the plate away again.