Some brief Bunyan Quotes

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness. ~John Bunyan If you have sinned, do not lie down without repentance; for the want of repentance after one has sinned makes the heart yet harder and harder. ~John Bunyan He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find him the rest of the day. ~John Bunyan Sin is the dare of God's justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the contempt of His love. ~John Bunyan

The Gospel

The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God.  The assurance of His forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don’t have to play defensive games anymore.  We don’t have to rationalize and excuse our sins. ~Jerry Bridges, The Discipline of Grace

Being Convinced of Sin

Men do not seek earnestly after forgiveness of sin, for lack of conviction. Few are convinced what a dreadful thing sin is…that it is distillation of all evil, that it brings all plagues on the body, and curses on the soul. Unless a man’s sins are forgiven, there is not the vilest creature alive–the rat, serpent or toad–which is in a worse condition than the sinner. For when they die they go but into the earth; but he, dying without pardon, goes into hell torments forever. Men are not convinced of this, so they play with the viper of sin. Men do not seek earnestly after forgiveness of sin out of hope of impunity. They flatter themselves in sin; and because they have been spared so long, therefore think God never intends to reckon with them. “He has said in his heart, ‘God has forgotten, He hides His face and will never see it’.” {Psalm 10:11} They think that God is either blind or forgetful. BUT, let sinners know…long forebearance is NOT forgiveness. God bore with Sodom a long time, but at last rained down fire and brimstone upon them. The adjourning of the court does not acquit the prisoner. The longer God is taking the blow, the heavier it will be at last—if sinners repent not. ~Thomas Watson, ‘The Lord’s Prayer’

Forgiveness

When the Lord takes your sins, you never see them again. He casts them into the depths of the sea, forgiven and forgotten. I even believe that He places a sign over them that reads, “No fishing allowed”. ~Corrie ten Boom, “New Each Day”