Quotes About Forgiveness

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

If love means anything at all it means extending your hand to the unlovable.

white folks can never comprehend a situation where they can't be forgiven for past transgressions).

For a Christian to be a Christian, he must first be a sinner. Being a sinner is a prerequisite for being a church member. The Christian church is one of the few organizations in the world that requires a public acknowledgement of sin as a condition for membership.

The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution, always.

In life, you have people that love to party. That's me. People that love God. That's me. People that love sex. That's me. People that love people. That's me. And people that make mistakes.That's me also.

I know Antoinette, it was a long time ago but it was still my fault and I hope that the work we are doing now will weigh in favor of my soul one day, against the horrible mistake I made all those years ago". "I am sure it will, Alexander, but for now if we can operate inconspicuously and just change one vampire at a time back to their human self and give them their life back it will have to be servitude enough". "It

may seem unreasonable—that the blood of

What do you do when you are misunderstood? Elijah impressively set a standard for how one should respond when

We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask Him to forgive us for our sadness.

Real love isn't blind, it sees everything and has an endless capacity for forgiving.

I am sorry,' he whispers. 'I am sorry I treated you so ill. I thought only to protect Duval.' 'It was not I who was poisoning him,' I say. 'No, but you had stolen his heart and I was afraid you would rip it from his chest when you left.

This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.

John Newton looked across the kitchen table and said to William Cowper, "I'm not what I ought to be. I'm not what I want to be. I'm not what I hope to be. But thank God I'm not what I used to be.

Not keeping a record of wrongs is also a refusal to keep a record of the things you have done right. It is just as dishonoring to God's grace to keep a record of your rights as it is to keep a record of others' wrongs. Why? Because it is a form of self-exaltation. You are implicitly saying, "I told you so," in order to make someone else look bad. It takes spiritual maturity to refrain from saying, "I told you so.

Forgiveness is worthless to us emotionally if we can't forgive ourselves.

the greater the sin you forgive them of, the greater the measure of the Spirit that will come to you.

A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offence' (Prov. 19:11).

If our marriages are to survive the long haul, we certainly must have a love that keeps no record of wrongs.

When you totally forgive your enemy, you have crossed over into the supernatural realm. Perhaps you are like me and wish

face up to the seriousness – possibly a high-handed wickedness – of what they did; and still to forgive. This

But Mr. Spurgeon, what if we convert one of the nonelect?" Spurgeon patted him on the back and replied, "God will forgive you for that." I have never regretted asking a person to close with Christ.

But how can I know that there is no bitterness left? I would reply: (1) when there is no desire to get even or punish, (2) when I do or say nothing that would hurt their reputation or future, and (3) when I truly wish them well in all they seek to do. 9