Christian Quote by Vance Havner

To grieve over sin is one thing, to repent is another.

— Frederick William Robertson

When it comes to pride and other sinful matters

— The Black Keys

We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

— Jerry Bridges

As Christians, we sin with anger because we lack faith in God's ability to provide for or protect us.

— Eric Metaxas

Our hearts must not only be broken with sorrow, but be broken from sin, to constitute repentance.

— Orville Dewey

I do not know when I am more perfectly happy than when I am weeping for sin at the foot of the cross.

— Charles Spurgeon

Sometimes we are saddened by the weight of our sins. May we not be discouraged. Christ has come to lift this burden and give…

— Pope Francis

“When we sin, we do not infuriate God, our Lover. We only hurt Him. We grieve Him!”

— Calvin Miller

“We all sin, of course, but the unwillingness to take any responsibility for our sins implies a more deeply damaged spirit.”

— Charles J. Chaput

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

Sorrow for sin is indeed necessary, but it should not be an endless preoccupation. You must dwell also on the glad remembrance of God's…

— Saint Bernard