Quotes Tagged "repentance"

God judges men from the inside out; men judge men from the outside in. Perhaps to God, an extreme mental patient is doing quite well in going a month without murder, for he fought his chemical imbalance and succeeded; oppositely, perhaps the healthy, able and stable man who has never murdered in his life yet went a lifetime consciously, willingly never loving anyone but himself may then be subject to harsher judgment than the extreme mental patient. It might be so that God will stand for the weak and question the strong.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

Right now is time to return to God.

We squander our souls by giving them over to what makes them feel good rather than surrendering them to what makes them grow strong.

Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.

Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. You have the power today to reset your boundaries, restore your image, start fresh with renewed values and rebuild what has happened to you in the past.

Good...if you've done things you aren't proud of. It means you have a conscience.

As readers, we are seldom interested in the fine sentiments of a lesson learnt; we seldom care about the good manners of morals. Repentance puts an end to conversation; forgiveness becomes the stuff of moralistic tracts. Revenge - bloodthirsty, justice-hungry revenge - is the very essence of romance, lying at the heart of much of the best fiction.

The only reality is repentance.

To return to God in repentance leads to rebirth.

Repentance leads to times of refreshing.

For it is the property of those who expect to obtain mercy by prayer and sacrifices, to cease from and repent of their sins.

The righteousness of God's grace leads to repentance.

Repentance leads to restoration.

Only the blood of the blameless Lamb, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, can wash the stain of sin to be made as clean as cotton.

The grace of righteousness of faith leads to repentance.

If we return unto God, He will not reject us.

Remember, the time of repentance is now. Do not wait till there is no remedy.

Full revelation of Jesus Christ leads to repentance.

Without a deep conviction,how can there be a change?