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> [I would rather commit a sin of commission than a sin of omission, and the evangelical community is exactly the opposite. The evangelical community would rather not do something wrong and the price they're willing to pay for not doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/i-would-rather-commit-a-sin-of-commission-than-a-sin-of-omission-and/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

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## More by J.P. Moreland

> [If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/if-we-are-going-to-be-wise-spiritual-people-prepared-to-meet-the/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [Love God with all your mind...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/love-god-with-all-your-mind/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“...the degree of someone's just punishment is not a function of how long it took to commit the deed; rather, it's a function of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/the-degree-of-someone-s-just-punishment-is-not-a-function-of-how-long/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“The current understanding of happiness identifies it as a pleasurable feeling. Pleasant feelings are surely better than unpleasant ones, but the problem today is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/the-current-understanding-of-happiness-identifies-it-as-a-pleasurable/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“When God is making these judgements, his purpose is not to keep as many people out of hell as possible. His goal is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/when-god-is-making-these-judgements-his-purpose-is-not-to-keep-as/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [The contemporary Christian mind is starved, and as a result we have small, impoverished souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/the-contemporary-christian-mind-is-starved-and-as-a-result-we-have/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [Real life does not come naturally. It is counterintuitive. It is a skill we have to learn. That's because the way to real life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/real-life-does-not-come-naturally-it-is-counterintuitive-it-is-a/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [Anti-intellectualism has spawned an irrelevant gospel. Today, we share the gospel primarily as a means of addressing felt needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/anti-intellectualism-has-spawned-an-irrelevant-gospel-today-we-share/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“...this life is the incubation period!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/this-life-is-the-incubation-period/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“You must understand that in the afterlife, our personalities reflect an adult situation anyway, so we can say for sure that there will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/you-must-understand-that-in-the-afterlife-our-personalities-reflect/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“immortality of the soul is something of such vital importance to us that one must have lost all feeling not to care about knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/immortality-of-the-soul-is-something-of-such-vital-importance-to-us/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [In Scripture, faith involves placing trust in what you have reason to believe is true. Faith is not a blind, irrational leap into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/in-scripture-faith-involves-placing-trust-in-what-you-have-reason-to/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“The gospel of the kingdom is an invitation to a different reality, a different way of living. The kingdom is a new way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/the-gospel-of-the-kingdom-is-an-invitation-to-a-different-reality-a/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [“What hell does is recognize that people have intrinsic value. If God loves intrinsic value, then he has go to be a sustainer of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/what-hell-does-is-recognize-that-people-have-intrinsic-value-if-god/)

[J.P. Moreland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-p-moreland/)

> [The soul is the ego, the ‘I,’ or the self, and it contains our consciousness. It also animates our body. That’s why when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-p-moreland/the-soul-is-the-ego-the-i-or-the-self-and-it-contains-our/)

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