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Forgiving Quotes by Timothy Keller
- We do not have to make ourselves suffer in order to merit forgiveness. We simply receive the forgiveness earned by Christ. 1 John 1:9 says…
- The Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is wrong. Jesus’ death…
- If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your religion is a…
- It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
- When you forgive, that means you absorb the loss and the debt. You bear it yourself. All forgiveness, then, is costly.
- Jesus is the only Lord who, if you receive him, will fulfill you completely, and, if you fail him, will forgive you eternally.
- If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of…
- ...God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.... From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood…
- When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more…
More Forgiving Quotes
- When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. — Francis Bacon
- When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for… — Honore de Balzac
- One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed. — Bernard Baruch
- Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. — Scott Adams
- I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Josh Billings
- It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
- I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for. — Mary J. Blige
- Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. — Les Brown
- Forgive those who have hurt you. — Les Brown
- Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. — Jean de la Bruyere