Jesus paid a tremendous price for us so we could have abundant life. He willingly took all of our sin on Himself and gave His life on the cross so we could be forgiven and have new life in Him.

Think of what you are, you Christians. You are God’s children; you are joint heirs with Christ. The ‚many mansions‘ are for you; the palms and harps of the glorified are for you. You have a share in all that Christ has and is and shall be.

I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn’t do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.

You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.

In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we have need to lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon!

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin – and it’s gonna happen – confession puts us back on the field.

I don’t argue when people say that my message is simple, but I believe Jesus‘ message was simple.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.

The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation… But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.

Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love; love recompenses the adorers.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

Forgiveness is God’s command.

You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‚I forgive. I’m finished with it.‘

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.

Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

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

I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction – especially autobiographies and biographies. I’ve read ‚Long Walk to Freedom‘ by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I’m totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years.

I believe that Jesus was, you know, the Son of God. And I understand that… we need to be really, really respectful to people who find that ridiculous and… preposterous.

Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them.

I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.

When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, ‚I don’t believe they meant to hurt me.‘ ‚Maybe they’re having a bad day or don’t feel well.‘ ‚They probably don’t even realize how they sound.‘

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies – it is the first law of nature.

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.

To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn’t be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

Salvation and Christ’s love is a gift. You don’t earn it. You’ve got to receive that gift.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.

There’s no political point worth my son’s life.

There is no injustice in the grace of God. God is as just when He forgives a believer as when He casts a sinner into hell.

A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation.

I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?

The ‚New Testament‘, now, I quite liked. Jesus had a lot of good things to say, and as for his father, he must have been highly thought of by the community to work with wood – a material that couldn’t have been widely available in Palestine.

Now I will say this to every sinner, though he should think himself to be the worst sinner who ever lived: cry to the Lord and seek Him while He may be found. A throne of grace is a place fitted for you. By simple faith, go to your Savior, for He is the throne of grace.

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ.

I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.

I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.

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

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

I’m just like you – I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‚I’m a Christian.‘ I always think, ‚Already? You’ve already got it?‘ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96.