Bears Quote by Timothy Keller

...God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.... From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was…

— Timothy Keller

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver..

— Timothy Keller

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

— Timothy Keller

“Because grace is unmerited favor, it cannot be earned or deserved. Thus, forgiveness can never be forced or mandated. Yet the Scriptures teach that…

— Glenn R. Kreider

Forgiveness is the divine miracle of grace. The cost to God was the Cross of Christ.

— Oswald Chambers

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t…

— Timothy Keller

Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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

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

For God to forgive sinners without the full penalty being paid would contradict His justice and make Him our partner in evil. Christ fully…

— Dave Hunt

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

— Betty Smith

One of the most wonderful things you can do in this world is forgive others. We are designed to have flaws and make mistakes.…

— John Fairclough