God is more willing to pardon than to punish. Mercy does more multiply in Him than sin in us. Mercy is His nature.
– Thomas Watson –
God is more willing to pardon than to punish. Mercy does more multiply in Him than sin in us. Mercy is His nature.
– Thomas Watson –
The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center.
– Paul David Tripp –
Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.
– Phillips Brooks –
The voice of sin is loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.
– Dwight L. Moody –
“You are no saint,” says the devil. Well, if I am not, I am a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Forgiveness is God’s command.
– Martin Luther –
When God forgives, He at once restores.
– Theodore Epp –
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times (Matthew 18:21-22).
Peter did not seem to think that he was in danger of falling into sin; his question was, How often should I forgive my brother? But very soon we hear that Peter has fallen. I can imagine that when he did fall, the sweet thought came to him of what the Master had said. The voice of sin may be loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.
– DL Moody –
from Day by Day with D.L. Moody
It’s Satan’s delight to tell me that once he’s got me, he will keep me. But at that moment I can go back to God. And I know that if I confess my sins, God is faithful and just to forgive me.
– Alan Redpath –