Quotes by Mercy Of God When Jesus died on the cross the mercy of God did not become any greater. It could not become any greater, for it was already infinite. We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No--Jesus died because God is showing mercy. It was the mercy of God that gave us Calvary, not Calvary that gave us mercy. If God had not been merciful there would have been no incarnation, no babe in the manger, no man on a cross and no open tomb. Aiden Wilson Tozer mercy-of-god men jesus Repentance is being sorry enough to quit your sin. You will never know the forgiving mercy of God while you are still wedded to your sins. Repentance is the soul's divorce from sin, but it will always be joined to faithRepentance that is not joined to faith is a legalistic repentanceProfessed faith that is not joined to repentance is a spurious faith, for true faith is faith in Christ to save me not in but from my sin. Repentance and faith are inseparable, and 'unless you repent you will all likewise perish' (Luke 13:3). Albert Martin mercy-of-god divorce sorry The mercy of God is an all-embracing mercy and it breaks down the barriers that man erects. Alistair Begg breaking-down mercy-of-god men It is highly convenient to believe in the infinite mercy of God when you feel the need of mercy, but remember also his infinite justice. Benjamin Haydon mercy-of-god justice believe We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave us at peace in our vices, but that He may deliver us from them. Blaise Pascal mercy-of-god forgiveness vices There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God. Blaise Pascal mercy-of-god doe men Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance. Boyd K. Packer mercy-of-god generosity kindness The tender Mercy of God has given us one another. Catherine McAuley mercy-of-god given mercy No one is strong in his own strength, but he is safe by the grace and mercy of God. Cyprian mercy-of-god grace-and-mercy strong mankind has no right to employ its genius in the creation of another intelligent species, then treat it like property. If we've come so far that we can create as God creates, then we have to learn to act with the justice and mercy of God. Dean Koontz mercy-of-god intelligent justice Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve. Dietrich Bonhoeffer mercy-of-god mercy men And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ. Donald Cargill mercy-of-god merit remember In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints who have labored much and been true servants of God. Dorotheus of Gaza mercy-of-god humility christian Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out more plainly; but nowhere else does the limitless mercy of God, which utterly transcends all human standards, stand out more clearly and plainly. Emil Brunner mercy-of-god guilt men Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God. G. I. Gurdjieff mercy-of-god things-in-life men I believe that no hell will be lacking which would help the just mercy of God to redeem his children. George MacDonald mercy-of-god believe children [Pope Francis] has felt the mercy of God in his own life and wants to share that experience with others. George Weigel mercy-of-god pope want You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God. Graham Greene cathedrals mercy-of-god mercy Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. George Bernard Shaw venice mercy-of-god prayer The great lever by which to raise and save the world is the unbounded love and mercy of God. Henry Ward Beecher mercy-of-god love world 123»