Anna Akhmatova Quotes

I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.

Use God's word to acknowledge what He did for you.

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that I'm forgiven for it?

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

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

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

When we tell the story of our own conversion, I would have it done with great sorrow, remembering what we used to be, and with great joy and gratitude, remembering how little we deserve these things.

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.

I have been a man of great sins, but He has been a God of great mercies; and now, through His mercies, I have a conscience as sound and quiet as if I had never sinned.

Catholics should be proselytizing about a God who is love, who represents a hereafter where there's no hell, who wants you to lead a life where you can confess your sins and feel much better afterwards. Those are lovely concepts of God.

I just want people to know out there no matter what they've done, God doesn't judge us on how many sins. God is there for us. He loves us. He wants us to turn it over to Him.

A lot of people think Christianity is about always being perfect. It's actually the opposite of that. It's realizing that we're all humans, and that's why God sent his Son to this earth - to save people.

A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

Because of total depravity, you and I were desperate for God's grace before we were saved. Because of total depravity, you and I remain desperate for God's grace even after we're saved.

I owe it all to Jesus.

No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can do.

I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence.

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance.

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.

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

The gospel announces that God doesn't relate to us based on our feats for Jesus, but Jesus' feats for us.

Jesus, Son of the Eternal God, have mercy on me.

Sin does not stop God's grace from flowing, but God's grace will stop sin.

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.