Bari Weiss Quotes

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.

I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord help my unbelief."

We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.

Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past is forgiven.

The payment for sins can be delayed. But they can't be avoided.

Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

They who grasp the world, The Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Must pay with deepest misery of spirit, Atoning unto God for a brief brightness.

God forgives those who invent what they need.

The sinner who suddenly realizes God's love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death.

Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose.

Most people have settled for a wimpy grace. It's something that doesn't change their lives. There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.

I've always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can't shut myself out from His mercy. ... Or it may be a private bargain between me and God, that if I give up this one thing I want so much, however bad I am, He won't quite despair of me in the end.

God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of what we're being delivered from; exposing sin for the poison it is.

The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than He does rebellion. Whereas the Lord warns that unrepented rebellion will bring punishment, when the Lord speaks of weaknesses, it is always with mercy.

My past life is abundantly full of God's mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.

I am fallen, flawed and imperfect. Yet drenched in the grace and mercy that is found in Jesus Christ, there is strength

Come as you are. If you are the blackest soul out of hell, trust Christ, and that act of trust shall make you clean.

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

The grace that does not change my life will not save my soul.

I accepted the forgiveness of God. I got off track as an adult and because I believe in God's grace, I believe that gave me strength then to get that little part of my life realigned, to not play games about it, to confess it, to ask for forgiveness from God and ask others to forgive me as well and then move on.

None are ruined by the justice of God but those that hate to be reformed by the grace of God.

The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.

When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.

Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.