Ashamed Quote by Saint John Chrysostom

Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent.

— Saint John Chrysostom

Repentance isn't only sorrow for past sins, it's also a determination to now do the will of God as He reveals it to us

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

There is an important difference between the sorrow for sin that leads to repentance and the sorrow that leads to despair.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Repentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame.

— Mark Driscoll

Repentance must be something more than mere remorse for sins: it comprehends a change of nature befitting heaven.

— Lew Wallace

Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin — it bends the will…

— Timothy Keller

“While guilt over sinfulness can often lead to repentance, shame leads to indifference, intolerance, lack of vulnerability, and lack of intimacy with others as…

— Tyler Braun

To repent of sin is as great a mark of grace as not to sin.

— Thomas Brooks

Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed

— Anonymous

True repentance includes sorrow for sin and contrition of heart. It breaks the heart with sighs and sobs and groans.

— Thomas Brooks

When sins are dear to us we are too prone to slide into them again. The act of repentance itself is often sweetened with…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Repentance leads to forgiveness of sins.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita