Religious Forgiveness Quotes

#1. One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret - how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether that's even possible, interested me.

Ian McEwan

#2. Jesus is not a religious leader; He is a Savior. You can enjoy His extravagant love even right after you fall into your extravagant sin.

Carlos A. Rodriguez

#3. Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.

Abraham Lincoln

#4. Forgiveness is a religious imperative: forgive those who trespass against you. But it is also a very practical strategy based on the belief that there are profound limits to what the formal mechanisms of retribution can accomplish.

Malcolm Gladwell

#5. The advocate of religious freedom is to expect neither peace nor forgiveness from [the clergy].

Thomas Jefferson

#6. Well, let me tell you, after three years of Obama, we are hopeless and changeless, and we need Mitt Romney to bring us back, to bring America back.

Chris Christie

#7. happiness comes from doing great things-rather than getting great things

Charles Fay

#8. You know some religious scholars believe that when faced with overwhelming temptation you should commit a small sin just to relieve the pressure a bit.

Bree Despain

#9. I have seen that grief can be very different for different people. While the range of emotions experienced is similar, the way we deal with those emotions isn't, necessarily.

Meghan O'Rourke

#10. Heroes and cowards feel the same fear; heroes just act differently.

Dan Millman

#11. I would rather be a conscious wrongdoer than a mindless saint.

Habeeb Akande

#12. Whenever the clergy succeeded in conquering political power in any country, the result has been disastrous to the interests of religion and inimical to the progress of humanity.

James Connolly

#13. God is great.
God is glorious.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#14. I am a knight of Solamnia. I am the hand of Paladine, of Kiri-Jolith and of Habbakuk on this world. You are on Krynn. You are mine, Queen of Darkness.

Richard A. Knaak

#15. We can love and do righteous acts only by grace.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#16. A man could have everything he wanted and be truly happy, but if you take away only the smallest thing, he becomes angry, resentful, and his happiness rots like a deshfruit left in the midday sun.

Robert J. Crane

#17. A quality such as self-esteem is a result of practicing good human relations.

Robert Ringer

#18. Should one continue to follow the faith of a group that's cast him out? Shouldn't it stand to reason that if he was true to that faith that the group should have been true to him? Is it unreasonable to ask forgiveness of one who is all-forgiving?

T.A. Miles

#19. People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it.

Chris Gardner

#20. You are you. Now, isn't that unpleasant?

Dr. Seuss

#21. Forgiveness is not saying that the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right.

Max Lucado

#22. All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Dalai Lama

#23. Christianity teaches that when man sinned, God opted for forgiveness rather than fairness. He opted for grace and mercy rather than justice.

Andy Stanley

#24. Abraham had eight sons
not one. All eight sons bring something to the table. Abraham loved all of his sons. He was a good father who made sure all his sons were literate, of good character and shared a common ideology with their father, Abraham. Abraham did good. Where did we go wrong?
pg 54

Michael Ben Zehabe

#25. The only way to prevent pride from taking root in our heart and our life is to embrace a life filled with faith, understanding, and forgiveness.

Heather Bixler

#26. My adversary is the world of finance.

Francois Hollande

#27. Messy hair, uncombed, gel-free, un-styled and perfectly imperfect.

Jasinda Wilder

#28. Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.

D.R. Silva