The gospel comes to the sinner at once with nothing…

The gospel comes to the sinner at once with nothing short of complete forgiveness as the starting-point of all his efforts to be holy. It does not say, “Go and sin no more, and I will not condemn thee.” It says at once, “Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more.”

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“It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.” - Colin Powell (paraphrased from “It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” - Admiral Grace Hopper ) - View Quote Details on “It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.” - Colin…
“Forgiveness is the last resort, after victory seems impossible, or trivial” - Anonymous - View Quote Details on “Forgiveness is the last resort, after victory seems impossible, or…
“To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.” - Walter Lippmann - View Quote Details on “To understand is not only to pardon, but in the…
“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” (Luke 23:34) - View Quote Details on “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know…
Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much. - View Quote Details on Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much.
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37) - View Quote Details on “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37)
Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such. - View Quote Details on Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life…
“Parents may forgive their child anything, but life won’t.” - Leonid S. Sukhorukov, All About Everything (2005) - View Quote Details on “Parents may forgive their child anything, but life won’t.” -…
“If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.” (Luke 17:3) - View Quote Details on “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents,…
“Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.” - Dag Hammarskjold - View Quote Details on “Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a…