Quotes About Forgiveness

The sins of the saints are pardonable, not because of their nature as saints, but because they obtain pardon from God's mercy.

Where God thus clearly displays free mercy, have done with that empty imagination of merit.

But Scripture praises everywhere his pure and unmixed mercy, which does away with all merit.

Likewise, what grounds He gives us to consider His mercy! When He does not stop showing His mercy to miserable sinners, leading them back to Him by His more than paternal mercy until their obstinacy is broken down by His benefits.

Supposing a man not only deserves nothing good from you, but he has also provoked you with injustices and injuries—even this is not just cause for you to stop embracing him with affection and fulfilling your duties of love to him. He

In particular, we must observe   this general rule, that we cordially desire and labor for the welfare   of the whole human race. Thus it will come to pass, that we shall not   only give way to the exercise of God's mercy, but shall also wish the   conversion of those who seem obstinately to rush upon their own   destruction. In

By these words it is plain he does not make love the cause of forgiveness, but the proof of it.

The morality taught by Paul and demonstrated by his converts was in stark contrast to the old, permissive morality of the ancient world. It was unconventional: It showed a love of man irrespective of his race, showed forgiveness instead of resentment for wrong, joy instead of grim endurance of adversity or oppression.

His character had not been soured or hardened by troubles. To judge by what he thought important, he was kind, tenderhearted, forgiving, just as Christ had forgiven him. He walked in love, the element that bound his qualities together. He was still the great encourager, welcoming any who were weak in faith and refusing to argue about secondary matters.

The incorruptible things are all within the narrow gate. The peace of God which passed all understanding - the bright hope of good things to come - the sense of the Spirit dwelling in us - the consciousness that we are forgiven, safe, insured, provided for in time and eternity, whatever may happen - these are true gold, and lasting riches.

Therefore, if a person is deceived but afterward learns and says: "I have been deceived, Lord Master, forgive me," God will forgive that person, for he is merciful.

If someone goes to prison for you, you will want to thank that person exceedingly. How much more so for the one who dies for you?

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

I once knew a word I forget That mean "I am sorry we met And I wish you the same." It sounds like your name But I haven't remember that yet.

We were silent awhile and simply eyeballed one another. "Then there's nothing more to say," I said quietly. "Nothing." I should have cried then, had life not made me a stronger man. It crossed my mind to shake his hand to say goodbye, for it all seemed so final, but I did not. Too much had been said to forgive or see a way to forgiveness.

This world is full of broken things: broken hearts, broken promises, broken people

I am sorry," I whispered. "I am sorry for all of the ways that I failed you. I am sorry that I was not there to save you, or to die alongside you. I am sorry that I have kept you with me for so long, trapped in my heart, bound in sorrow and remorse. I forgive you too. I forgive you for leaving me, and I forgive you for returning. I forgive you your anger, and your grief. Let this be an end to it.

The nature of humanity, its essence, is to feel another's pain as one's own, and to act to take that pain away,. There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness.

In the end, you have to let things go. The things you regret are the things you hold on to.

Sometimes he would forget her, but in forgetting he would remember her again, and the ache for her would return with a vengeance.

Not every wound needs to be poked and opened, and not every wrong needs to be reexamined, or dragged kicking and screaming into the light. Better just to let the wound heal, even if it doesn't heal quite right, or to leave the wrongs in the dark, and remind yourself not to go stepping into the shadows if you can avoid it.

Perhaps it's true that all men love their fathers, no matter how terrible the things they do to their sons: there is a part of us that remains forever in debt to those responsible for our existence.

Regrets, Blacksmith, make poor currency. You can't but back with them what you most desire.

God would even have forgiven Judas Iscariot, had he asked for His forgiveness. Judas wasn't damned for betraying Christ. He was damned for despairing, for rejecting the possibility that he might be forgiven for what he had done.