Rachel Caine Quotes

Lord, forgive me if my need Sometimes shapes a human creed.

Only sinners need saviors.

I think we have such a crown jewel in the forgiveness of God, and it changes people's lives.

God has left sin in the world in order that there may be forgiveness: not only the secret forgiveness by which He Himself cleanses our souls, but the manifest forgiveness by which we have mercy on one another and so give expression to the fact that He is living, by His mercy, in our own hearts.

Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly.

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.

What I do believe in is the moral code of Christianity.

Christians are supposed to be the most forgiving people on the face of the Earth.

We have no choice but to be guilty. God is unthinkable if we are innocent.

I just want people to know out there no matter what they've done, God doesn't judge us on how many sins. God is there for us. He loves us. He wants us to turn it over to Him.

We either accept weaknesses in good people or we have to tear pages out of the Bible.

Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong.

Sin does not stop God's grace from flowing, but God's grace will stop sin.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God.

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.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.

God will forgive me. It's his job.

Our God is a forgiving God.

The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.

Obviously, you don't have to be religious to be moral, and beastly people are sometimes religious.

There's lots of sins in this life. We're all sinners. If you don't believe in God and you don't believe in the scriptures, then we are on a different page.

Christianity has done a great deal for love by making a sin of it.