Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

But I'm going to focus on salvation as well as physical healing.

Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue.

The message of Jesus is summed up partly in the Sermon on the Mount, and partly when he begins his ministry and quotes the passage from Isaiah: 'I have come to set free the prisoners and restore sight to the blind.' And certainly, his mission is also to bring hope. It was to heal people, to befriend the outcast.

Oh, come, Divine Physician, and bind up every broken bone. Come with Thy sacred nard which Thou hast compounded of Thine own heart's blood, and lay it home to the wounded conscience and let it feel its power. Oh! Give peace to those whose conscience is like the troubled sea which cannot rest.

Forgiveness has an uncanny way of bringing incredible good out of incredibly bad situations.

Could a body broken and blood spilled two thousand years ago restore my own damaged life?

Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls.

God will make right all that is wrong, He will take away the lingering effect of sin and what's not right in our lives. He knows how painful life in this world can be.

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.

Healing is a moral thing to do.

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

To this light, then, would I recommend all, with mine own soul, - to this sure way of salvation.

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.

I just hope people see that if God can do something beautiful with my broken pieces, then God truly has a plan for each and everyone of us.

I owe it all to Jesus.

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

I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence.

The evil influence of Satan would destroy any hope we have in overcoming our mistakes. He would have us feel that we are lost and that there is no hope. In contrast, Jesus reaches down to us to lift us up.

Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.

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

Peace is a gift that is embodied through the Holy Spirit through the acceptance of Christ.

The gospel frees us to confess our sins without fear of condemnation.

All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ.

Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.