Orthodox theologians insisted that the rest of humankind were only transitory creatures, lost in sin - a view that would support what… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“Hell begins with a grumbling mood, always complaining, always blaming others…but you are still distinct from it. You may even criticize it… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Therefore, when we find our heart inflamed with love to God, we may know that God hath shined upon our souls in… — Richard Sibbes Copy Share Image
The essence of man is his freedom. Sin is committed in that freedom. Sin can therefore not be attributed to a defect… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
Bread of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By whom the words of life were spoken,… — Reginald Heber Copy Share Image
I have been called a curmudgeon, which my obsolescent dictionary defines as a 'surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered fellow'. Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
It is easy enough to be virtuous When nothing tempts you to stray; When without or within No voice of sin Is… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
Finally, if life happened by chance on this earth and evolved upward, then it could seemingly happen elsewhere in the universe. But… — Dave Hunt Copy Share Image
Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“If we regularly ponder the depth of our own sinfulness, like the woman who washed Jesus' feet with her tears, and consider… — Paul Tautges Copy Share Image
...and with a burning pain in my heart I realized how unnecessary, how petty, and how deceptive all that had hindered us… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Upon the present theological computation, ten souls must be lost for one that is saved. At which rate of reckoning, heaven can… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
“The nice people do not come to God, because they think they are good through their own merits or bad through inherited… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Because immigrants have always been particularly prone to repetition - it's something to do with that experience of moving from West to… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
“They may call you "Stupid" because of what you've done in the past. Hey, you are going to be "Prominent" because of… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
But they all stood beneath the cross, enemies and believers, doubters and cowards, revilers and devoted followers. His prayer, in that hour,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
... we grapple with this 'law of sin' (Rom. 8:2) and expel it from our body, establishing in its place the surveillance… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Do not lose your temper with those who sin. Do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbor and… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
“God can allow you to pass through storms and get to your success. But what the devil loves to do is to… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“[Jesus] tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most… — Swindoll Charles R Copy Share Image
“Do you want to be safe from the influence, ways, and lusts of the world and the flesh (I John 2:16)? From… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket - by making life on earth unbearable, then charging… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Some voluntary castaways there will always be, whom no fostering kindness and no parental care can preserve from self-destruction; but if any… — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
I know for me, going back the person I've bad-mouthed or lied to is absolutely humiliating! But isn't it interesting that "humiliating"… — Chip Ingram Copy Share Image
Like a battalion of marines at roll call, her neck hairs marshaled to five-alarm status. She stumbled back to her desk, jerked… — Lori Wilde Copy Share Image
If slavery be a sin, it is not yours. It does not rest on your action for its origin, on your consent… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
Failure to deal with the presence of sin can often be traced back to spiritual amnesia – forgetting our new, true, real… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
Charity is the pure love of Christ. Let's bring it down for us lay folk to understand. Selflessness, patience. . . .… — Hyrum W. Smith Copy Share Image
When you look in the eyes of grace, when you meet grace, when you embrace grace, when you see the nail prints… — Judah Smith Copy Share Image
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