Corrie ten Boom: Quotes for forgiveness

Corrie ten Boom was Dutch resistance hero and writer. Explore interesting quotes on forgiveness.
Corrie ten Boom: 122   quotes 145   likes

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”

Corrie ten Boom
Forgiveness , Heart

“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.”

Corrie ten Boom

Source: Clippings from My Notebook

Forgiveness , Selfishness

“(on forgiveness) Didn't he and I stand together before an all seeing God convicted of the same murder? For I had murdered him with my heart and my tongue.”

Corrie ten Boom

Source: The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

God , Forgiveness , Heart

“And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.”

Corrie ten Boom book The Hiding Place

Source: The Hiding Place

People , Forgiveness , Hurt

“It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.”

Corrie ten Boom
Love , World , Forgiveness