“At the heart of God is the desire to give and to forgive. Because of this, he set into motion the entire… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The fatuous idea that a person can be holy by himself denies God the pleasure of saving sinners. God must therefore first… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Jesus was able to die as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world because He was without… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
“Since, however, God has ordained Baptism as a necessary means of salva tion, 26 perfect contrition, in order to obtain forgiveness of… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
This book out-lives, out-loves, out-fits, out-lasts, out-reaches, out-runs, and out-ranks all books. This book is faith producing. It is hope awakening. It… — Arcturus Z. Conrad Copy Share Image
May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in which everyone is a saint! I want to be and remain… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“The consequences of the past are always with us, and half the hostilities tearing the world apart could be resolved today were… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
The Eucharist is an opportunity of grace and conversion. It's also a time of forgiveness of sins, so my hope would be… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Do not regard the feelings of a person who speaks to you about his neighbor disparagingly, but rather say to him: "Stop,… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know,… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The atonement, or forgiveness of sin once and for all achieved on the cross, weighs in, and heavily. But the atonement is… — Paul F. M. Zahl Copy Share Image
“And all of this can be summed up in the phrase “forgiveness of sins.” None of it has to do with redeemed… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“The mission of Jesus brought not a new teaching but a new event. It brought to people an actual foretaste of the… — George Eldon Ladd Copy Share Image
Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image