Forgiveness Quotes
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I desired to become a Christian, and prayed earnestly for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt a peace of mind resulting, and loved every one, feeling desirous that all should have their sins forgiven, and love Jesus as I did.
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What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.
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When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape My sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness I found Your forgiveness to be greater
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Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.
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Grace means forgiveness-period.
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You turned your guilt into resentment, because that seems easier to face. You won't move on until you turn it back into guilt, and then into forgiveness for yourself.
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People have to render judgment. In my case, I've said upfront openly, I've made mistakes at times. I've had to go to God for forgiveness. I've had to seek reconciliation. But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I'm a person they can trust.
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At the time, I didn't know what forgiveness meant. I wouldn't really know what forgiveness meant for another year, until my pastor, Rick McKinley, happened to spell it out in a sermon. He said that when you forgive, you bear the burden somebody has given you without holding them accountable.
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God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth.
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I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.
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The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness.
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Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.
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Relationship is about forgiveness and compromise. It is about balance where one person complements each other.
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I pardon him, as God shall pardon me.
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I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.
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Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption.
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I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.
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You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth.
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The ultimate proof of total forgiveness takes place when we sincerely petition the Father to let those who have hurt us off the hook—even if they have hurt not only us, but also those close to us.
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Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.
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You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
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The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.
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Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
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Karma means that all actions have consequences. Grace means that in a moment of atonement -taking responsibility, making amends, asking for forgiveness - all karma is burned.
