“Forgiveness doesn’t make the other person right; it makes you free.” – Stormie Omartian1
“Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner!” – Max Lucado
“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“I firmly believe a great many prayers are not answered because we are not willing to forgive someone.” – Dwight L. Moody
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful words in the human vocabulary. How much pain and unhappy consequences could be avoided if we all learned the meaning of this word.” – Billy Graham
“A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.” – William Arthur Ward
“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” – Ruth Graham
“Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.” – Lawana Blackwell
“Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.” – George MacDonald
“The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy. Our thoughts become shackled, our emotions are chained, the will is almost paralyzed. But when we show mercy, all of these bonds are broken, and we enter into a joyful liberty that frees us to share God’s love with others.” – Warren W. Wiersbe
“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.” – Rick Warren
“I think that if God forgives us, we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” – C. S. Lewis
“The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.” – Paul David Tripp
“The voice of sin is loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.” – Dwight L. Moody
“No prayers can be heard which do not come from a forgiving heart.” – J. C. Ryle
“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” – Phillips Brooks
“To forgive is to move on, not to think about the offense anymore. You don’t excuse him, endorse her, or embrace them. You just route thoughts about them through heaven.” – Max Lucado
“Forgiveness is an action, not an emotion.” – Josh McDowell1
“Don’t wait to forgive until you feel like forgiving; you will never get there. Feelings take time to heal after the choice to forgive is made.” – Neil Anderson
“It is vain for us to pray while conscious that we have injured another. Let us first make amends to the injured one before we dare approach God at either the private or the public altar.” – Jonathan Goforth
1 All of these quotes are from the following websites:
76 Quotes About Forgiveness | ChristianQuotes.info
10 Quotes from Billy Graham on Forgiveness – The Billy Graham Library Blog
100 Forgiveness Quotes That Will Free Yourself (wisdomquotes.com)