Best Repentance Quotations
401 Repentance quotes by 257 unique authors
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In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism in the name…
— Seraphim of Sarov
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You cannot study Pleasure in the moment of the nuptial embrace, nor repentance while repenting, nor analyze the nature of humour while roaring with laughter.
— C.S. Lewis
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Baptism is a sign to God, to angels, and to heaven that we do the will of God, and there is no other way beneath…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless.
— Edward Gibbon
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Repentance means turning from as much as you know of your sin to give as much as you know of yourself to as much as…
— J I Packer
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God's ways do not change... Still he shows his freedom and lordship by discriminating between sinners, causing some to hear the gospel while others do…
— J I Packer
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The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve,…
— John Bunyan
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There is great danger, yea, many times most danger, in the smallest sins... Greater sins do sooner startle the soul, and awaken and rouse up…
— Thomas Brooks
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Repentance is the vomit of the soul.
— Thomas Brooks
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I would not send my child to a vacation Bible school in 99.9% of the Baptist churches in America. Have some teacher that doesn't even…
— Paul Washer
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Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally…
— Paul Washer
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When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.
— J C Ryle
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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them…
— J C Ryle
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We have no reason to be discouraged and cast down if the religion we profess is not popular and few agree with us. We must…
— J C Ryle
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Faith, repentance, and holiness are no less the free gifts of God than eternal life.
— Augustus Toplady
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Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man. There is…
— Hugh Nibley
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Sincere biblical repentance is as much a work of grace as not sinning in the first place. To err is human, to make progress is…
— Kevin DeYoung
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What has the church gained if it is popular but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order to earn forgiveness;…
— Brennan Manning
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Prayer is the most powerful resource we have in this life; yet, many only turn to it as a last resort. When unbelievers pray for…
— Franklin Graham
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Repentance, not proper behavior or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. And the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue.
— Philip Yancey
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There are still people who insist that we have to preach on repentance. Well, I disagree! I think we should do it God’s way –…
— Joseph Prince
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Faith and repentance are the same; they are not two separate decisions. One cannot trust Christ as Savior without repenting or changing his mind. The…
— Curtis Hutson
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If Shaytan(Demon) defeated me yesterday, I will defeat him today with repentance and good deeds
— Sufyan al-Thawri
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Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins is an essential covenant to make with the Lord. Faith and repentance precede this ordinance. Confirmation and…
— A. Theodore Tuttle
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