Quotes by M. Basilea Schlink

Explore a curated collection of 23 quotes by M. Basilea Schlink. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

He has been waiting for us, waiting in vain, and His fatherly heart was filled with grief. When He then sought to call u — M. Basilea Schlink
With the word "Repent" He was beckoning to us as the Savior, offering us His love and salvation. But behind this word we — M. Basilea Schlink
Is it not shameful to accept God's blessings as though they were our due without thinking of the heart of the Giver, who — M. Basilea Schlink
Our repentance should begin with the fact that we have no longer taken the Word of God seriously and have not come to re — M. Basilea Schlink
How quick we are to reject what others tell us! How fast we are to cast the blame on others, saying they always criticiz — M. Basilea Schlink
Our objections - whether they be theological or psychological - usually have but one root: It is pride that makes us rej — M. Basilea Schlink
People say, "How can God let that happen? How can God remain silent about all the wicked things that happen on earth, ab — M. Basilea Schlink
Self-justification - that is, claiming one's innocence and thus in the final analysis blaming God - is an inheritance we — M. Basilea Schlink
If we are discouraged because we lack repentance and excuse ourselves by saying that it does not lie in our power to obt — M. Basilea Schlink
Only penitent sinners, who are granted forgiveness, are set on fire with love for Jesus. So I can testify how impoverish — M. Basilea Schlink
Thus the penitent are actually sincere, truthful and realistic. They sorrow for their sins before it it too late, unlike — M. Basilea Schlink
To be spiritually alive is to live in repentance. Spiritually dead are those Christians who never weep over their sins o — M. Basilea Schlink
Only repentance can save us from spiritual death and lead us to eternal life, and only repentance lets us have a foretas — M. Basilea Schlink
Only those who are alive can bring life to others. The spiritually dead are unable to generate life, because there is no — M. Basilea Schlink
Everyone hungers for a foretaste of heaven. The word "heaven" strikes a note in everyone's heart, for all men are Adam's — M. Basilea Schlink
Repentance is the gateway through which the Gospel can come to us. Repentance is the gateway to a joy-filled life with C — M. Basilea Schlink
Sinners with broken and contrite hearts have but one desire. Filled with thanksgiving, they want to love Him who loved t — M. Basilea Schlink
This sin weighs heavily upon the Body of Christ and will call down the judgment of God. In Germany there is an even grea — M. Basilea Schlink
By our everyday actions, by our unwillingness to admit our mistakes and sins, we Christians have declared God dead - per — M. Basilea Schlink
The spirit of contrition and repentance has by and large become foreign to us. Repentance implies a turning to God. Inst — M. Basilea Schlink