John Chrysostom Quotes

One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.

Only sinners need saviors.

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.

I know I'm a sinner.

I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin itself. Until I have attained that end, I shall be content to be restless.

Sometimes we are saddened by the weight of our sins. May we not be discouraged. Christ has come to lift this burden and give us peace.

Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.

Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing (as far as I know) to say to people who do not know they have done anything to repent of and who do not feel that they need forgiveness.

The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.

Let your tears fall because of sin, but, at the same time, let the eye of faith steadily behold the Son of man.

Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.

I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

One of the things that Dostoevsky talks about is that no character is too high to fall and no character is too low to be redeemed. 'Crime and Punishment' began with a person going out and consciously becoming a cold-blooded murderer, and it took 800 pages and an epilogue before the person finally asked for forgiveness.

Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.