Sin Quotes
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Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.
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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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Well-lit streets discourage sin, but don't overdo it.
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I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of th' infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
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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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The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful is it that we refrain from evil words, on account of the penalty of the sin!
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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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Part of the sin of Pride is a subtle but deep racism.
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In this story, we are not God's enemies. We are God's image-bearers and the most precious thing he created. We are not sin but are oppressed by the force of sin. We need saving but not from God or even ourselves--we need saving from all of those many things that interfere with our ability to perfectly reflect and receive love.
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Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.
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One has to weigh all of one's values always in relative terms. On the upside, you get people who are not acting on their homosexual attraction, who are avoiding the sin of practicing homosexuality. On the downside, you have destroyed marriages, traumatized children, and dead people who have taken their own lives.
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In order for good to blossom it must be cultivated and exercised by constant practice, and to be truly righteous there is required a daily pruning of the evil growth of our characters by a daily repen- tance from sin.
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.
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Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.
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We are most unfair to God; we do not allow Him to sin.
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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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I regard untouchability as such a grave sin as to warrant divine chastisement.
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Preserve your conscience always soft and sensitive. If but one sin force its way into that tender part of the soul and dwell there, the road is paved for a thousand iniquities.
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I believe that, that Christ became sin for us.
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There is a great deal of sin that comes from homosexuals who believe their homosexuality is a sin.
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The doctrine that man is infinitely tough and resourceful and not easily cheated of his freedom to sin.
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Jesus did not die just to save us from the penalty of sin, nor even just to make us holy in our standing before God. He died to purify for Himself a people eager to obey Him, a people eager to be transformed into His likeness.
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Sin is disease, deformity, and weakness.
