Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Whoever hates his sins will stop sinning; and whoever confesses them will receive remission. A man can not abandon the habit of sin if he does not first gain enmity toward sin, nor can he receive remission of sin without confession of sin. For the confession of sin is the cause of true humility.

To grieve over sin is one thing, to repent is another.

I think God's wrath and purgatory are the only things keeping me on the straight and narrow. I like the idea of purgatory. It's like a cosmic do-over.

To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever.

If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.

I have sinned against my brother the ass.

Sin scorches us most after it comes under the scrutinizing light of God's forgiveness and not before

It's not a problem that we're sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness.

The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.

If thou hast sinned, lie not down without repentance; for the want of repentance, after one has sinned, makes the heart yet harder and harder.

There is no repentance where a man can talk lightly of sin, much less where he can speak tenderly and lovingly of it.

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

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

You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.

I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption.

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

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

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

You don't see many people crying over the wrong they do to God every time His word is neglected or when one willfully sins.