Quotes about Forgiveness

All Christians have their sins forgiven, but in most cases they are not experiencing revival.

Jesus did not come just to forgive our sins and give us life; He came to undo the works of Satan (see 1 John 3:8).

Forget the past.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite... Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1918)

I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his kin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than the opposite.

Resentment is a method of self harm. "As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

Having resentment against someone is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy.

Overcoming fear, personal scarifies for the cause of freedom of all, and ability to see good in your enemies — No one is born hating another person because of the color of your skin, or his background, or his religion … if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.

Never forget that a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.