Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
Crimes, sins, nightmares, hunks of hair: it was surprising how many of them has something to dispose of. The more I charged,… — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
If we knew exactly what animal life was like before the fall into sin and knew what nature was like before the… — Walter Lang Copy Share Image
I've seen so many horrible and awful results and consequences of people practicing alcoholism. It's murder, I've seen that. I've seen a… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
Men are born to sinWhat does matter most, is not that we err, it is that we do benefit from our mistakes,… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill thy Law's demands: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow,… — Augustus Toplady Copy Share Image
You can know you're a Christian if, not are you dealing with your sin before God but is God dealing with you… — Johnny Hunt Copy Share Image
It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is not only spirits who punish the evil, the soul brings itself to judgment: and also it is not right for… — Sallust Copy Share Image
The doctrine of hell does not stand alone as a kind of ancient Christian horror story. Rather, hell is inseparable from three… — Douglas Groothuis Copy Share Image
Forgiving yourself may be for many people, at least for myself, extremely difficult. And then in a larger context, I will say… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
We compromise ourselves the day we are born. If we are looking for the original sin, there it is- our incapacity to… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
Every man on earth is sick with the fever of sin, with the blindness of sin and is overcome with its fury.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sin is cosmic treason. Sin is treason against a perfectly pure Sovereign. It is an act of supreme ingratitude toward the One… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
We can be assured that each step deeper into the Lord's Presence will reveal areas in our hearts which need to be… — Francis Frangipane Copy Share Image
“We read about the name Jesus was given at his birth; Immanuel, meaning “God with us”. This God wasn’t content with dwelling… — Ricky Maye Copy Share Image
Sins of the flesh are nothing. They are maladies for physicians to cure, if they should be cured. Sins of the soul… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Sin/ alienation is psychological disease which if unhealed can lead to the living hell of lost hopes and blighted lives.” — Susan Howatch Copy Share Image
Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Those who are most conscious of forgiveness are invariably those who have been most acutely convicted of their sin. — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
What do we find God 'doing about' this business of sin and evil?...God did not abolish the fact of evil; He transformed… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him.… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
If a man dreams that he has committed a sin before which the sun hid his face, it is often safe to… — Arthur Machen Copy Share Image
Ask me, it's a sin to pervert faith with religion. Despite every church, mosque, & synagogue in it, this is not the… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
God lets us continue to feel much of sin's sting through suffering while we're heading for heaven. This constantly reminds us of… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Baptist Church, and going to church with my father; I remember being 8 years old, trying to… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Intellectuals ... regard over-simplification as the original sin of the mind and have no use for the slogans, the unqualified assertions and… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema,… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
I waive the quantum o' the sin, The hazard of concealing; But, och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from… — John Owen Copy Share Image
Cheap grace replaces truth with tolerance, lowering the bar so everyone can jump over it and we can all feel good about… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
In the Quran it is said that from the tears shed by this great angel [Michael] over the sins of the faithful,… — Malcolm Godwin Copy Share Image
God doesn't slack his promises because of our sins or hasten them because of our righteousness. He pays no attention to either. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The un-happiest of mortals is that man who insists upon reliving the past, over and over in imagination - continually criticizing himself… — Maxwell Maltz Copy Share Image
He who finds not opposition from sin, and who sets not himself in every particular to its mortification, is at peace with… — John Owen Copy Share Image
“If my sinfulness appears to me in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am… — Dietrich bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Through tattered clothes great vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold and the strong lance of… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Although the sinner does not believe in Hell, he shall nevertheless go there if he has the misfortune to die in mortal… — Anthony Mary Claret Copy Share Image
The whole Bible is the story of men and women trying to get back to God, to overcome that sin with sacrifices,… — Keith Miller Copy Share Image
What if we have more of the rough file, if we have less rust! Afflictions carry away nothing but the dross of… — Thomas Watson Copy Share Image