Forgiveness Quotes
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It is possible to have pardon without forgiveness-a murderer can be pardoned by the governor, but that does not mean the victim's family has forgiven him. And there can be forgiveness without pardon.
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Whether men soar to outer space or dive to the bottom of the deepest ocean they will find themselves as they are, unchanged, because they will not have forgotten themselves nor remembered to exercise the charity of forgiveness.
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We must be willing to forgive without limit even as God forgives; otherwise we cannot be forgiven.
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This is the God of the gospel of grace. A God who, out of love for us, sent the only Son He ever had wrapped in our skin. He learned how to walk, stumbled and fell, cried for His milk, sweated blood in the night, was lashed with a whip and showered with spit, was fixed to a cross, and died whispering forgiveness on us all.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.
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Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.
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And love was like forgiveness – deep and patient. It would be waiting for her on the other side.
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Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
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No amount of hate or pain can stand with truth in the face of genuine love and forgiveness.
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Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.
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God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.
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We all just do the best we can. When we make mistakes, we admit them, learn from them, ask forgiveness and move on.
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The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
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Forgiveness is for you. It does more for you than the other person.
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Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.
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Forgiveness is the final form of love.
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I learned that true forgiveness includes total acceptance.
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Whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness.
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I pray for forgiveness. For help and guidance. To be a better person. For the health of my family. For the world to be a better place.
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This Blood that but one drop of has the power to win all the world forgiveness of its world of sin.
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It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.
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Love, no matter how you come at it, is a huge risk. It makes it easier for me to remember that God will never reject me because I am not good enough and that any community that has His heart will embrace me as I am. Jesus invites us into a community where imperfect people can find acceptance, love, forgiveness, and a new beginning.
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When we talked about Socrates, we saw how dangerous it could be to appeal to people's reason. With Jesus we see how dangerous it can be to demand unconditional forgiveness. Even in the world of today, we can see how mighty powers can come apart at the seams when confronted with simple demands for peace, love, food for the poor, and amnesty for the enemies of the state.
