Sin Quotes
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I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.
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Because He freely owned my guilt I may freely own my sin. Guilty as charged, and yet, not guilty at all.
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Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing. The central feature of pride is enmity - enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen.
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Sin defies God, utterly corrupts each individual, corrodes all social relationships, and issues in death.
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A man does not necessarily sin who does that which our reason and our conscience condemn.
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It is the principle of sin, rebellion against God and His truth which has brought about birth defects and other destructive natural occurrences.
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Drive-in, you guzzle gin, commit a little mortal sin.
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What is it that renders death terrible? Sin. We must therefore fear sin, not death.
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Wealth, honors, pleasures, is not so eagerly to be desired as the forgiveness of our sins.
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Die for adultery! No: The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly does lecher in my sight
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Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality.
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There was a time when ministers spoke forthrightly and named things. We don't name anything anymore. Finney had a sermon on How to Preach so as to Convert Nobody. He said 'Preach on sin but never mention any of the sins of your congregation - that will do it.'
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It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.
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Well-lit streets discourage sin, but don't overdo it.
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I believe that, that Christ became sin for us.
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Sin is disease, deformity, and weakness.
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Beecher described slavery as an 'organic sin,' by which he meant that a sing that permeates the body politic so completely that it cannot be cured by targeted excision but must be overwhelmed with an infusion of love.
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Part of the sin of Pride is a subtle but deep racism.
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The story of the fall tells us that sin corrupts: it puts asunder what God had joined together and joins together what God had put asunder. Like some devastating twister, corruption both explodes and implodes creation, pushing it back toward the “formless void” from which it came.
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In any age, our problems are a result of sin, and the solution is faith and obedience.
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Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harrass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you - alas, it is true of almost every one of us!
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The only sin is stupidity.
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Any analysis of 'sin' or 'evil' or 'demonic influence' or 'negative thinking' or 'systemic evil' or 'antisocial behavior' that fails to see the lack of self-dignity as the core of the problem will prove to be too shallow.
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Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest.
