--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Our sins are debts that none can pay but…" description: "\"Our sins are debts that none can pay but Christ. It is not our tears, but His blood; it is not our sighs, but His sufferings, that can testify for our ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/thomas-brooks-2757_blood_our-sins-are-debts-that-none-can-pay-but_21297.png" --- # Our sins are debts that none can pay but Christ. It is not… ![“Our sins are debts that none can pay but Christ. It is not our tears, but His blood; it is not our sighs, but His sufferings, that can testify for our sins. Christ must pay all, or we are prisoners forever.” quote by Thomas Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/thomas-brooks-2757_blood_our-sins-are-debts-that-none-can-pay-but_21297.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/thomas-brooks-2757_blood_our-sins-are-debts-that-none-can-pay-but_21297.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/thomas-brooks-2757_blood_our-sins-are-debts-that-none-can-pay-but_21297.png) > “Our sins are debts that none can pay but Christ. It is not our tears, but His blood; it is not our sighs, but His sufferings, that can testify for our sins. Christ must pay all, or we are prisoners forever.” [Thomas Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-brooks/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Human sin is an unpayable debt; only Christ's sacrificial suffering can atone for it, freeing believers from eternal bondage. **In simple terms:** Christ's sacrifice redeems humanity. Key Takeaway Only divine atonement frees us. 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