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Repentance Quotes by J C Ryle
- When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.
- 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…
- 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…
- True repentance begins with KNOWLEDGE of sin. It goes on to work SORROW for sin. It leads to CONFESSION of sin before God. It shows…
- No one ever reached heaven without repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
- If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to…
- Death is a solemn event for everyone. It is the winding up of all earthly plans and expectations. It is a separation from all we…
- No doubt a man may be saved, like the penitent thief, without having received the Lord's Supper. It is not a matter of absolute and…
- My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people;…
More Repentance Quotes
- Bad men are full of repentance. — Aristotle
- The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek… — Ezra Taft Benson
- To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment. — Jose Bergamin
- Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience. — Ambrose Bierce
- Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. — Thomas Carlyle
- There is evil in the world, but it can be overcome through repentance and aspiration, and therein lies the true meaning and… — Abba Hillel Silver
- Suffer me never to think that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching, wisdom enough to need no correction, talents enough… — Eric Milner-White
- Confession without repentance is just bragging. — Unknown Author
- True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ,… — George Whitefield
- Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies. — Michel de Montaigne
- Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it. — John Climacus