David A. Bednar Quotes

Think not of the sinner or the greatness of his sin, but think of the greatness of the Savior!

Only sinners need saviors.

The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.

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

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

The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord's mercy motivates us to do better.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.

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

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.

You will never see the preciousness of a Savior, if you do not see the reality of your sin.

To repent of sin is as great a mark of grace as not to sin.

The sinner is at the heart of Christianity. No one is as competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. No one, except a saint.

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.

Right now if this preacher died he would go to heaven. Not because I spent years in the jungles and the Andes Mountains of Peru. Not because of piety, devotion or bible study. Not because of denominational affiliation, baptism, or participation in the Lord’s supper. If I died right now, I would go to heaven because two thousand years ago the Son of God shed His blood for this wretched man. And that is my hope.

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

if I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation

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

The center of salvation is the Cross of Jesus, and the reason it is so easy to obtain salvation is because it cost God so much.

The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.

The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret.

Not only does the Atonement of Jesus Christ overcome the effects of the Fall of Adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but His Atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that stretch far beyond our mortal capacities.

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

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.