Repentance Quotes
401 Repentance quotes by 257 unique authors
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Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen prayed for those…
— Silouan the Athonite
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You always hold the key of repentance to unlock the prison door. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and…
— Boyd K. Packer
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No pain will last forever. It is not easy, but life was never meant to be either easy or fair. Repentance and the lasting hope…
— Boyd K. Packer
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Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time has but a little way…
— Omar Khayyam
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Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured,…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. Mary drew Him down from…
— Frederick William Faber
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And in any preaching you do, admonish the people concerning repentance, and that nobody can be saved except he who receives the most holy Body…
— Francis of Assisi
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Someone who seeks to travel the path of Allah should begin with a sound repentance from all his sins.
— Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad
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The heart becomes sick, as the body becomes sick, and its remedy is al-Tawbah (repentance) and protection [from transgression]. It becomes rusty as a mirror…
— Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
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A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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It is not enough to be a member of the Church of Christ, one needs to be a living member, in spirit and in truth,…
— Pope Pius XI
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The Holy Ghost converts [us] from carnality to spirituality. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. . . . . Faith in the Lord Jesus…
— Marion G. Romney
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Each of us knew that the journey to exaltation would be long, strenuous, and sometimes lonely, but we also knew that we would not travel…
— Keith K. Hilbig
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The development of faith in the Lord is an individual matter. Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can one be baptized…
— Russell M. Nelson
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Again, the moment a person calls on the Lord he is saved. But the evidence is not that one time in their life they were…
— Paul Washer
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One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors for to dwell long upon them is to add to the offense, and repentance and sorrow…
— Henry David Thoreau
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It serves no purpose to man if there is no room for repentance, and he who is tormented can never grow better...let this punishment be…
— Thomas Burnet
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Repentance is but want of power to sin.
— John Dryden
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Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people, the Son died for them, the Holy Spirit makes…
— Loraine Boettner
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The great Mediator asks for our repentance not because we must ‘repay’ him in exchange for his paying our debt to justice, but because repentance initiates a…
— Bruce C. Hafen
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Whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness.
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Without repentance, there is no real progress or improvement in life. Pretending there is no sin does not lessen its burden and pain. Suffering for…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Repentance is a divine gift, and there should be a smile on our faces when we speak of it. It points us to freedom, confidence,…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Any pain entailed in repentance will always be far less than the suffering required to satisfy justice for unresolved transgression.
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Only through repentance do we gain access to the atoning grace of Jesus Christ.
— D. Todd Christofferson
Who Wrote These Repentance Quotes
257 authors contributed a total of 401 Repentance Quotes, led by these top contributors: