George Whitefield Quotes

I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a million sins!

Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners.

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

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

There are no unforgivable sins.

It is right to hate sin, but not to hate the sinner.

Jesus Christ came for me, and he came for each person that is infected with HIV/AIDS. God loves that person. He doesn't hate them. They've made mistakes. We've all made mistakes. But God loves them, God cares for them, and Jesus Christ died for their sins.

It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.

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.

God is not looking for repayment, but repentance. What heals a broken relationship is sincere love and contrition.

Who am I to pass judgment? Judgment has been passed on me, but I adhere to, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'

I just want people to know out there no matter what they've done, God doesn't judge us on how many sins.

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.

How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?

Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.

I live my life and make mistakes and sin every single day... but that's what grace is for.

Cheer up: You're a worse sinner than you ever dared imagine, and you're more loved than you ever dared hope.

The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You've been forgiven, and you can forgive others.

Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.

Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love.

Jesus loves sinners. He only loves sinners. He has never turned anyone away who came to Him for forgiveness, and He died on the cross for sinners, not for respectable people.

I believe in a God of a second chance and a God of love and mercy, because I need so much more of it myself.

You know, I don't think there's anything truly unforgivable. Not where there's love.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Despite our sins, we can say with Peter: Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you.