Christ Quote by J. I. Packer

In common honesty, we must not conceal the fact that free forgiveness in one sense will cost everything.

— J. I. Packer

Those of us who came to be Christians get to remember that forgiveness cost God the death of God's son. It's an expensive thing…

— Desmond Tutu

“As long as the sins we have committed are not recognized, confessed to the Lord and abandoned, they will continue to be a great…

— Barnabe Assohoto and Samuel Ngewa

Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.

— Timothy Keller

“Confess your sins to one another” (James 5:16). Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone. It is possible that Christians…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“While forgiveness is an important part of the gospel, the good news goes beyond that. It amounts to the claim that the kingdom of…

— J.P. Moreland

Jesus Himself stresses that only those who grant forgiveness will receive it.

— David Jeremiah

Forgiveness costs us nothing. All our costly obedience is the fruit, not the root, of being forgiven. That's why we call it grace.

— John Piper

The gospel frees us to confess our sins without fear of condemnation.

— Michael Horton

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

— Betty Smith

This is the good and happy news, that Christ has paid for our sin, and through His suffering has redeemed us from eternal death.…

— Martin Luther

It costs something to be a true Christian. It will cost us our sins, our self-righteousn ess, our ease and our worldliness.

— J. C. Ryle