Jimmy Swaggart Quotes

In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness.

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine.

Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways.

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

When I say, 'I'm sorry,' it's because I regret something.

I want to say again to the American people how profoundly sorry I am for what I said and did to trigger these events and the great burden they have imposed on the Congress and the American people.

When you make a mistake—a big mistake, you’re going to have to apologize—a lot!

I apologized for my mistakes.

I'm guilty for a lot of things.

When I repent, here is where it starts. I try to name my sin as honestly and as specifically as possible. Here is what repenting is not. It is not excusing my sin, minimizing my sin, it's not rationalizing my sin ... Repentance is getting painfully honest with God.

I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.

I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Many think that when they have confessed a fault there is no need of correcting it.

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

Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all were of your mind; what should become of us? Shall we be always poring on our corruptions?

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.

I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.

I feel like if you've done something wrong, then you should keep on apologizing to that person.

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do.

Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.

I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions.