When a man has no longer any conception of excellence above his own, his voyage is done, he is dead,--dead in trespasses… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We are not saved from sin and changed into righteousness for the sake of pride but for the sake of praise. — John Piper Copy Share Image
Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
It is not a sin to introduce a personal bias that can be recognized and discounted. The sin in historical composition is… — Herbert Butterfield Copy Share Image
I did a dozen superhero pinups. I signed them "Kirby/Royer" because it was Kirby's drawing. I didn't think I was committing some… — Mike Royer Copy Share Image
While it may be disappointing, I have to confess to people who ask for my insights on the meaning of it all… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us. — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
Those who think he had lucky breaks are not only unaware of the real story but also fall prey to that sin… — Marlon James Copy Share Image
Our whole world is entrenched in sin. There in the quiet of our hearts a woman is calling us, each one of… — Jim Caviezel Copy Share Image
Asceticism, it is evident, has a double motivation. If men and women torment their bodies, it is not only because they hope… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Pilate sentenced him due to fear, in accordance with the petition and intention of others. These people sentence him for their own… — Bridget of Sweden Copy Share Image
What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not… — John Piper Copy Share Image
When I started going to church, my first memories are of the minister getting up and accusing us of being full of… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
Motherhood, to be sure, receives a great deal of sentimental adulation, but only if it is committed in accordance with rules which… — Suzanne La Follette Copy Share Image
It is Satan's constant effort to misrepresent the character of God, the nature of sin, and the real issues at stake in… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Unbelief is the mother of vice; it is the parent of sin; and, therefore, I say it is a pestilent evil-a master… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but I say it ain't. I'd rather laugh… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
“You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking being gay was bad and a sin. I went to the gay club once and it was so… — Chappell Roan Copy Share Image
Prayer is not to be used as a confessional, to cancel sin. Such an error would impede true religion. Sin is forgiven… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for… — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Repentance must be something more than mere remorse for sins: it comprehends a change of nature befitting heaven. — Lew Wallace Copy Share Image
In the Church, great wonders daily occur, such as the forgiveness of sins, triumph over death . . . the gift of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Hate the sin and not the sinner' is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We ought first to know that there are no good works except those which God has commanded, even as there is no… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Am I becoming more and more in love with God as a holy God, or with the conception of an amiable Being… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Women have a thirst for order and beauty as for something physical; there is a strange female power of hating ugliness and… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
An infallible Remedy for the Tooth-ach, viz Wash the Root of an aching Tooth, in Elder Vinegar, and let it dry half… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The longer you delay, the more your sin gets strength and rooting. If you cannot bend a twig, how will you be… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
Sin is an archery term meaning to miss the mark. If we are born sinners, and God created us that way, didn't… — Rock Cowles Copy Share Image
Preserve your conscience always soft and sensitive. If but one sin force its way into that tender part of the soul and… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
Why will God's creatures sin against his throne? Can there be such madness in beings gifted with reason's light? — Charles Grandison Finney Copy Share Image
The view of the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of the world is a barbarian idea based on primitive concepts… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Who am I that I should urge these missionaries to confess their sins in public, when, for all I know, they may… — Jonathan Goforth Copy Share Image
So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving… — John Milton Copy Share Image
People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Thanks be to God, Who gives us sufferingas sacred remedy for all our sins,that best and purest essence which preparesthe strong in… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
Never be frightened! Be fearless! There is no room for fear. Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is… — Asaram Copy Share Image
“Kids are not born sinners, they are born innocent and will become whatever you project to them. Stop projecting sin to them.” — Chidi Ejeagba Copy Share Image
