Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. Lewis B. Smedes bigforgivelove Change image and share on social
The Holy Spirit, thank God, often enables people to forgive even though they are not sure how they did it. Lewis B. Smedes enableforgivegod Change image and share on social
No one really forgives unless he has been hurt. Lewis B. Smedes forgivehurt Change image and share on social
As I read the New Testament, I find only one path to salvation - the path of an informed faith in Jesus Christ. Lewis B. Smedes christfaithfind Change image and share on social
The God who has the whole world in his hands has grace for the whole world in his heart. Lewis B. Smedes godgracehand Change image and share on social
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes discoverforgivefree Change image and share on social
Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim's injury. Lewis B. Smedes complementinjuryjustice Change image and share on social
Promise keeping is a powerful means of grace in a time when people hardly depend on each other to remember and live by their word. Lewis B. Smedes dependgracekeep Change image and share on social
I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole. Lewis B. Smedes biblicalcarrychild share on social
Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness. Lewis B. Smedes componentforgivenessgrip Change image and share on social
