--- title: "9 God Forgave Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 God Forgave quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best God Forgave sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/johnny-cash-1517_anger_when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better_692355.jpg" --- > [When God forgave me, I figured I'd better do it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better-do-it-too/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/johnny-cash-1517_anger_when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better_692355.jpg) > [Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-the-apostle/be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another-forgiving-each-other-just-as/) [Paul the Apostle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-the-apostle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/paul-the-apostle-10243_be-kind_be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another_333895.jpg) > [The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-children-without-lowering-his/) [Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/max-lucado-190_children_the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-child_3207246.jpg) > [Don't let your past sins hold you back, keep looking up ahead, God forgave you, and has already moved on. You should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-let-your-past-sins-hold-you-back-keep-looking-up-ahead-god/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/anonymous-1_quote_don-t-let-your-past-sins-hold-you-back-k_2118703.jpg) > [If you believe in God you get to the point where (you feel) "Yeah, you know what, God forgave my sins but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-sorbo/if-you-believe-in-god-you-get-to-the-point-where-you-feel-yeah-you/) [Kevin Sorbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-sorbo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/kevin-sorbo-20365_believe_if-you-believe-in-god-you-get-to-the-poi_2244671.png) > [We have nothing in our account but zeroes! And yet, because of His great love, God forgave us our astronomical debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/we-have-nothing-in-our-account-but-zeroes-and-yet-because-of-his/) [David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/david-jeremiah-990_accounts_we-have-nothing-in-our-account-but-zeroe_1788836.png) > [We could not become like God, so God became like us. God showed us how to heal instead of kill, how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-held-evans/we-could-not-become-like-god-so-god-became-like-us-god-showed-us-how/) [Rachel Held Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-held-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/rachel-held-evans-2876_buried_we-could-not-become-like-god-so-god-beca_1675573.jpg) > [“of course you understand why he can't forgive you because you can't forgive yourself. You don't even believe God forgave you...if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-sundin/of-course-you-understand-why-he-can-t-forgive-you-because-you-can-t/) [Sarah Sundin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-sundin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/sarah-sundin-28381_forgive_of-course-you-understand-why-he-can-t-fo_354145.jpg) > [“What was Jesus teaching us through this parable? The king represents God; the servant is all of us. We owe a debt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/what-was-jesus-teaching-us-through-this-parable-the-king-represents/) [David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/david-jeremiah-990_forgiveness-god_what-was-jesus-teaching-us-through-this_1555809.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-forgave/#itemlist", "name": "God Forgave Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When God forgave me, I figured I'd better do it too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Cash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better-do-it-too/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/johnny-cash-1517_anger_when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better_692355.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/johnny-cash-1517_anger_when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better_692355.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/johnny-cash-1517_anger_when-god-forgave-me-i-figured-i-d-better_692355.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When God forgave me, I figured I'd better do it too.” — Johnny Cash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul the Apostle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-the-apostle/be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another-forgiving-each-other-just-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/paul-the-apostle-10243_be-kind_be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another_333895.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/paul-the-apostle-10243_be-kind_be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another_333895.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/paul-the-apostle-10243_be-kind_be-kind-and-compassionate-to-one-another_333895.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” — Paul the Apostle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Max Lucado" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-children-without-lowering-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/max-lucado-190_children_the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-child_3207246.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/max-lucado-190_children_the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-child_3207246.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/max-lucado-190_children_the-cross-is-where-god-forgave-his-child_3207246.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.” — Max Lucado", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't let your past sins hold you back, keep looking up ahead, God forgave you, and has already moved on. 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