Quotes about Redemption

God wants to do so much more than simply forgive your sin. He wants to leverage your past regrets for His eternal purpose.

But remember this: without a crucifixion there can be no resurrection!

Jesus didn't die on the cross just to keep you safe. He died to make you dangerous--a threat to the enemy. He died so that you could make a difference for all eternity.

Jesus didn't carry a cross to Calvary so that we could live a halfway life. He died so that we could come alive in the truest and fullest sense of the word.

Confession breaks the power of canceled sin. It also heals the broken heart.

In the words of Corrie ten Boom, "There is no pit too deep that God's grace isn't deeper still.

Nothing belongs to us, not even ourselves. But the exchange rate is unbelievable. All of our sin is transferred to Christ's account, and all of His righteousness is transferred to our account. God cancels our debt, writes us into His will, and calls it even!

Jesus could have aborted his redemptive mission with one call for angelic backup. But Jesus wasn't trying to save himself. He was trying to save you.

But Paul knew that his sin was nailed to the cross, and the hammer of God's mercy has no claw.

As the interview ended, I asked him one last question: "If you had one thing to say about God and man, what would you say?" He paused, switched to English, and said, "Man is not valuable because he loves God. Man is valuable because God loves him.

I'm willing to die on, but there are some I'm not willing to die on. I won't engage in the combat of criticism. It is sideways energy, and it doesn't have a redemptive purpose. I overlook the offense so I can keep playing offense.

When you confess your sin, it no longer defines you.