Saint Ambrose Quotes

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.

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

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.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.

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.

All men are equal at the foot of the Cross.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

If nothing else, there's comfort in recognising that no matter how much we fail and sin, death will limit our suffering.

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.

The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order to experience his forgiveness.

Forgiveness is God's command.

The fact is you cannot talk about the love of God. The love of God has no meaning whatsoever unless you understand the judgment of God that all of us deserve.

God forgive you, but I never can.

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.

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

Throughout history no one has suffered more than God. He has suffered because his own children fell away from him. Ever since the Fall, God has been working tirelessly for the restoration of mankind. People do not know this brokenhearted aspect of God.

But however long you may have continued in rebellion, and how ever black and long the catalog of your sins, yet if you will now turn to God by a sincere repentance, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you shall not be cast out.

If zeal had been appropriate for putting humanity right, why did God the Word clothe himself in the body, using gentleness and humility in order to bring the world back to his Father?

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.

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

I began to realize that when people experience the love of God, it casts out their fear and frees them from guilt.

I come now to tell you for what I am brought here to die, and to give you an account of my faith, which I shall do as in the sight of the living God before whom I am shortly to stand.