Quotes About Forgiveness

Adán acusó a Eva. Caín mató a su hermano menor. Abraham mintió con respecto a Sara. Rebeca favoreció a Jacob. Jacob trampeó a Esaú y enseguida dio origen a una manga de rufianes. El libro de Génesis está lleno de desastres familiares.

Sin not only breaks our relationship with God, it also hampers our relationships with others.

Revenge is irreverent … To forgive someone is to display reverence. Forgiveness is not saying the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right.

I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore." Hebrews 8:12

And I will remember their sins no more." Wow! Now, that is a remarkable promise. God doesn't just forgive, he forgets … For all the things he does do, this is one thing he refuses to do. He refuses to keep a list of my wrongs.

Father, you are good. I need help. Heal me and forgive me. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen.

Vea a sus enemigos no como fallas de Dios, sino como proyectos de Él.

Jesús vino a salvarnos, no solo de la política, los enemigos, los retos o las dificultades. Él vino a salvarnos de nuestros propios pecados.

The power of confession lies not with the person who makes it but the God who hears it.

8But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

So now, those who are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty. [ Romans 8:1 NCV ]

Ever broken a promise you've made to God? Don't you deserve to be punished? And yet, here you are. Reading this book. Breathing. Still witnessing sunsets and hearing babies gurgle. Still watching the seasons change. There are no lashes on your back or hooks in your nose or shackles on your feet. Apparently God hasn't kept a list of your wrongs.

When you see the torches and feel the betrayer's kiss, remember the Father's words: "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."20

The fighter remained. And thank God that he did. Thank God that he endured, because you cannot deal with your own sins. "Only God can forgive sins" (Mark 2:7 NCV). Jesus is "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29 NCV).

Just look what they did to me!" we defy and point to our hurts. "Just look what I did for you," he reminds and points to the cross.

We prefer to get salvation the old-fashioned way: We earn it. To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.

El Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados» (Marcos 2.10, DHH). Punto. Fin de la discusión. Él tiene la última palabra sobre tu vida. Y su palabra implica gracia.

Ha llegado el momento de un nuevo comienzo, de empezar de cero. Dios no ve las marcas de tu pasado. En cambio, te dice: «Mira, he escrito tu nombre en las palmas de mis manos» (Isaías 49.16, NTV). Dios ha grabado tu nombre donde puede verlo. Y a fin de cuentas, ese es el único tatuaje que importa.

Since he bore the sin of the murderer and adulterer, he felt the shame of the murderer and adulterer. Though he never lied, he bore the disgrace of a liar. Though he never cheated, he felt the embarrassment of a cheater. Since he bore the sin of the world, he felt the collective shame of the world.

And sometimes, no, oftentimes, we allow those mistakes to keep us from God. Our guilty conscience becomes a curtain that separates us from God. As a result we hide from our Master.

As far back as the son of Adam, worshipers knew "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Heb. 9:22 NIV). How Abel

It's time to let God's love cover all things in your life. All secrets. All hurts. All hours of evil, minutes of worry. The mornings you awoke in the bed of a stranger? His love will cover that. The years you peddled prejudice and pride? His love will cover that. Every promise broken, drug taken, penny stolen. Every cross word, cuss word, and harsh word. His love covers all things.

Vengeance is God's. He will repay—whether ultimately on the Day of Judgment or intermediately in this life. The point of the story? God handles all Judahs. He can discipline your abusive boss, soften your angry parent. He can bring your ex to his knees or her senses. Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution. We give too much or too little. But the God of justice has the precise prescription.

Why is the cross the symbol of our faith? To find the answer look no farther than the cross itself. Its design couldn't be simpler. One beam horizontal—the other vertical. One reaches out—like God's love. The other reaches up—as does God's holiness. One represents the width of his love; the other reflects the height of his holiness. The cross is the intersection. The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.