To just read the Bible, attend church, and avoid “big” sins-is this passionate, wholehearted love for God? — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
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
Be born anywhere, little embryo novelist, but do not be born under the shadow of a great creed, not under the burden… — Pearl S. Buck 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
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
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
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
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
Christianity affirms that at the heart of reality is a Heart, a loving Father who works through history for the salvation of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just as gold tarnished in depth (cf. Jms. 5:3) cannot be properly purified and restored to its proper brightness unless it is… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
O Woe to his blinded soul! Saying this, he as it were said to God: "Thou Thyself are guilty, because the woman… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
The more we realize we are loved, the more ashamed we are not to love back. The more we sin as a… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
What a wonderful time to be young. You will see events in your lifetime that will test your courage and extend your… — Boyd K. Packer Copy Share Image
No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending at interest of money; it was the… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a long path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment; every… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means… — Pope John Paul II 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
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
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
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
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
In the Church, great wonders daily occur, such as the forgiveness of sins, triumph over death . . . the gift of… — Martin Luther 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I thought I could have leaped from earth to heaven at one spring when I first saw my sins drowned in the… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which… — Harry Lennix Copy Share Image
The Sins of Scripture is an interesting title; most people don't put sins and scripture together in the same title. It jars… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
It is a sin of the soul to force young people into opinions ... but it is culpable neglect not to impel… — Kurt Hahn Copy Share Image
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