--- title: "7 Real Repentance Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 7 Real Repentance quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Real Repentance sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to_78746.png" --- > [Real repentance means coming not only to be sorry for the consequences of sin but to hate sin itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-barclay/real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to-be-sorry-for-the/) [William Barclay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-barclay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to_78746.png) > [Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/most-of-our-suffering-comes-from-sin-and-stupidity-it-is-nevertheless/) [Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/neal-a-maxwell-925_divine_most-of-our-suffering-comes-from-sin-and_651868.png) > [I am told that the proximity of punishment arouses real repentance in the criminal and sometimes awakens a feeling of genuine remorse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-am-told-that-the-proximity-of-punishment-arouses-real-repentance-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/anonymous-1_crime_i-am-told-that-the-proximity-of-punishme_704165.jpg) > [There are many ways to cover up our sin. We may justify or minimize it by blaming circumstances and others people. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/there-are-many-ways-to-cover-up-our-sin-we-may-justify-or-minimize-it/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/timothy-keller-240_blame_there-are-many-ways-to-cover-up-our-sin_949716.png) > [Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/legalistic-remorse-says-i-broke-god-s-rules-while-real-repentance/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/timothy-keller-240_breaking-rules_legalistic-remorse-says-i-broke-god-s-ru_1473292.jpg) > [Real repentance means that a man has come, not only to be sorry for the consequences of his sin, but to hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-barclay/real-repentance-means-that-a-man-has-come-not-only-to-be-sorry-for/) [William Barclay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-barclay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-that-a-man-has-com_2311356.png) > [The poor quality of Christian that grows out of our modern evangelistic meeting may be accounted for by the absence of real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-poor-quality-of-christian-that-grows-out-of-our-modern/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_absence_the-poor-quality-of-christian-that-grows_3180747.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/real-repentance/#itemlist", "name": "Real Repentance Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Real repentance means coming not only to be sorry for the consequences of sin but to hate sin itself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Barclay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-barclay/real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to-be-sorry-for-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to_78746.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to_78746.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/william-barclay-7864_consequence_real-repentance-means-coming-not-only-to_78746.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Real repentance means coming not only to be sorry for the consequences of sin but to hate sin itself.” — William Barclay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. 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