A wicked mortal is not the idea of God. He is little else than the expression of error. To suppose that sin,… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
Of course, some will say the goal [of abolition] is a utopian dream of human perfection. We needn't worry. There will be… — Jonathan Schell Copy Share Image
Setting aside the vast herd which shows no definable character at all, it seems to me that the minority distinguished by what… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
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God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share Image
It is an end with priests and gods, if man becomes scientific. Moral: science is the thing forbidden in itself - it… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Our God...is a consuming fire. And if we, by love, become transformed into Him and burn as He burns, His fire will… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he may go… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
It is only as we consciously bring each victory to His feet, and keep it there as we think of it -… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
We may love to say many things, but if these are not uttered in the Holy Spirit it is better to say… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
Christians tell me that they have a higher destiny than the lower animals, because Homo Sapiens can reason. But the Bible tells… — Ruth Hurmence Green Copy Share Image
We object not to the narration of the deeds of our unregenerate condition, but to the mode in which it is too… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Who is happy with his appearance? I find many drawbacks of myself. But, each time when I visit Lourdes, I receive a… — Mireille Mathieu Copy Share Image
The widespread interest in gossip is inspired, not by a love of knowledge but by malice: no one gossips about other people's… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The dove descending breaks the air With flame of incandescent terror Of which the tongues declare The one discharge from sin and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The power of God has not in the least bit been diminished over the past 2000 years. Our Lord still sits on… — Eric Ludy Copy Share Image
You are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Now for my own case, I bless the Lord that, for all that hath been said of me, my conscience doth not… — Donald Cargill Copy Share Image
I often think of death. True. Suicide is a reasonable option. True. My sins are unpardonable. I stare at the question. My… — James Frey Copy Share Image
How often have I been guilty of being the Holy Spirit in their lives? It is my job along with my husbands… — Carolyn Mahaney 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
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
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
God has defeated Satan through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through this overwhelming victory, God has also empowered… — John C. Broger Copy Share Image
Some well-meaning Christians tremble for their salvation, because they have never gone through that valley of tears and of sorrow, which they… — Charles Caleb Colton 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
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
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
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
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Mercy can purge the soul of sin, making room for a fresh start. Truth is vital in order that we have an… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I infer that God's decrees, and the necessity of event flowing thence, neither destroy the true free-agency of men, nor render the… — Augustus Toplady Copy Share Image
I do think it imperative that you recover from fear of rejection. Forgive me, but that is the sin of pride, and… — John Farrar Copy Share Image
We've fallen for the devil's lie. His most basic strategy, the same one he employed with Adam and Eve, is to make… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
The Lord sometimes allows people who are devoted to Him to fall into such dreadful vices; and this is in order to… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
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