To be godless is probably the first step to innocence," he said, "to lose the sense of sin and subordination, the false… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
I will write in words of fire. I will write them on your skin. I will write about desire. Write beginnings, write… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Sin is: before God, or with the conception of God, in despair not to will to be oneself, or in despair to… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
In the wildest anarchy of man's insurgent appetites and sins there is still a reclaiming voice,--a voice which, even when in practice… — Thomas Chalmers Copy Share Image
Every sin is the distortion of an energy breathed into us - an energy which, if not thus distorted, would have blossomed… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Under Christianity neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality. It offers purely imaginary causes ("God" "soul," "ego," "spirit,"… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
But the greatest menace to our civilization today is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness - each system only too… — Herbert Butterfield Copy Share Image
Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high.… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. What… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Jesus perfected his life and became our Christ. Priceless blood of a god was shed, and he became our Savior; his perfected… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
With smoking axle hot with speed, with steeds of fire and steam, Wide-waked To-day leaves Yesterday behind him like a dream. Still,… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
“The deepness and consistency of your repenting will have a direct impact on the liveliness of your faith and the brightness of… — Joe Thorn Copy Share Image
Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The damned are in the abyss of Hell, as within a woeful city, where they suffer unspeakable torments, in all their senses… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
I do think that the badmouthing and alienating of a child from a parent is one of the few unforgivable sins. I… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“As for the vice of lust - aside from what it means for spiritual persons to fall into this vice, since my… — Juan de la Cruz Copy Share Image
We are all making a crown for Jesus out of these daily lives of ours, either a crown of golden, divine love,… — Aimee Semple McPherson Copy Share Image
Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
He [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
A man may doubt of God's existence when he is in good health, just as he may doubt whether his relation with… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit never convicts (Christians) of your sins. He never comes to point out your faults…. It does not take a… — Joseph Prince Copy Share Image
For I bring not a religion... but a Person, who loves people, who died for them on the cross. For Jesus died… — Corrie Ten Boom Copy Share Image
The church latched on to that old doctrine of original sin like a dog to a stick, and before you knew it,… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
Christ came to save us. If we have taken a wrong course, the Atonement of Jesus Christ can give us the assurance… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
There are certainly statistics which show that most people who become sociopaths, who become homicidal, who become child- abusers, have had a… — Connie Zweig Copy Share Image
America is not big enough to shake her fist in the face of a holy God and get away with it, and… — Reggie White Copy Share Image
We have been discussing sin and the carnal nature from which disciples are getting free. However, we cannot get free by our… — Rick Joyner Copy Share Image
Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
If the Spirit of God detects anything in you that is wrong, He doesn't ask you to make it right; He only… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The deceitfulness of the heart of man appears in no one thing so much as this of spiritual pride and self-righteousness. The… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have to hold on to. If you're really desperate, you might need to… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed upon. It will always be so while… — John Owen Copy Share Image
We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The third big idea is that we confess our sins to someone close to us--a friend or our spouse. I don't mean… — Ted Haggard Copy Share Image
Each person is responsible only for his or her own sins. Even the Christian doctrine of 'original sin' does not mean that… — David Novak Copy Share Image
Being a figurehead for those with family members in prison is somewhat new for me. Something I've discovered since my father's incarceration… — Kambri Crews Copy Share Image
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