C. S. Lewis Quotes

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause

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

Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

God cannot forgive a sinner who does not acknowledge his sin.

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.

The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation.

Remorse is impotence, impotence which sins again. Repentance alone is powerful; it ends all.

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

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

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

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

Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended.

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.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

Regret is not a proactive feeling. It is situated in disappointment, sorrow, even remorse. It merely wishes things were different without an act to cause a difference. However, repentance is different. Repentance is an admission of, hatred of, and turning away from sin before God.

Mistakes you can learn from; sins stay with you forever.

Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.

It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

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