For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, "You shall be as… — Sinclair B. Ferguson Copy Share Image
We must dress according to the dictates of fashion, make love whether we feel like it or not, kill in the name… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Many will be affected with some gross sins of theirs against the law, who never see the venom of their unbelief of… — Thomas Boston Copy Share Image
Gospel preachers nowadays preach the gospel of the Crucifixion, the Apostles preached the gospel of the Resurrection as well. The Crucifixion loses… — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
Through Christ's satisfaction for sin, the very nature of afflictions changed with regard to believers. As death, which was, at first, the… — Tobias Crisp Copy Share Image
The Inmost is one with the Inmost; yet the form of the One is not the form of the other; intimacy exacts… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Some psychological and sociological conditioning occurs in every man's life and this affects the decisions he makes. But we must resist the… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Suddenly you're at church and you hear someone pray, "For gays and lesbians, that they might realize their [sins]…" That's happening less… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
Everybody, whether or not he puts the question vocally, wants to know whether life has any meaning, what his relation is to… — Georgia Harkness Copy Share Image
We have to find a way to try and reconcile our beliefs - and Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has traditionally seen… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
God didn't overlook your sins, lest he endorse them. He didn't punish you, lest he destroy you. He instead found a way… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I am of a different mind ten times in the course of a day. But I resist the devil, and often it… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
As the eye of the body once put out, can never be restored by the creature's art, so neither can the spiritual… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
When the devil looks at a man who sincerely desires not to sin, he is not so unintelligent as to suggest to… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses much more than avoiding, overcoming, and being cleansed from sin and the bad influences in our… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
In regeneration, the mind is enlightened in the knowledge of spiritual things... The will is renewed... The will is cured of its… — Thomas Boston Copy Share Image
Indeed, what is startling about the notion of a victimless crime is that even when the behavior in question is genuinely victimless,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Nothing can render affliction so insupportable as the load of sin. Would you then be fitted for afflictions? Be sure to get… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
He came to give His life for the sins of mankind, not to take life. Mohammad on the contrary was a warrior… — Franklin Graham Copy Share Image
“In her mind the U.S. was nothing more and nothing less than a país overrun by gangsters, putas, and no-accounts. Its cities… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
I believe in a higher power. I've seen and been around people who are very extreme with their faith and pointing fingers… — Malcolm D. Lee Copy Share Image
It is a mischievous notion that we are come late into nature; that the world was finished a long time ago. As… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
We desperately need to understand something of the magnitude of sin, of evil, and of gross wickedness in this world if we… — Dave Hunt Copy Share Image
According to great masters, there is no sin and there is no virtue. There is only one thing: that is awareness. If… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The Adversary, of course, simply wants them to lay down their sins, guilt and all, and follow Him. But this type holds… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
Scapegoating worked in practice while it still had religious powers behind it. You loaded the sins of the city on to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Man loves his own ruin. The cup is so sweet that though he knows it will poison him, yet he must drink… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“The emphasis and the reason for a pure humility is to result in love for others; not always necessarily the belittlement of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The knowledge exists by which universal happiness can be secured; the chief obstacle to its utilization for that purpose is the teaching… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In the long run the answer to all those who object to the doctrine of hell, is itself a question: What are… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
There is a Ruler above, and His Providence guides all things. He is our Friend and has plenty of work for all… — David Livingstone Copy Share Image
More investment sins are probably committed by otherwise quite intelligent people because of "tax considerations" than from any other cause. One of… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
At one point, I left Mexico to continue my career globally, and a new star came about. He is known now as… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Hereafter we all have to be redeemed. The world is pulling with a thousand strings. We sin because of indifference and negligence… — Joseph Goebbels Copy Share Image
“Evil then consists not in being created but in the rebellious idolatry by which humans worship and honour elements of the natural… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
The more pure and chaste is a soul, the more it hungers for this Bread [Jesus in the Eucharist], from which it… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
![“Suddenly you're at church and you hear someone pray, "For gays and lesbians, that they might realize their [sins]…" That's happening less and less now, but all it takes is one of those when you're nine, ten, eleven, twelve - and it's hard to describe to people who aren't, because of course if…” quote by Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/stephen-karam-10010_church_suddenly-you-re-at-church-and-you-hear-s_732855.jpg)
![“[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament [i.e., communion/Eucharist/Lord's supper], and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism [capitalized in original] appears to be…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/martin-luther-106_air_christ-s-mission-and-work-it-is-to-help_2225886.jpg)
![“[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, *Am I doing this right?* or *Did I serve enough this week?* When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks…” quote by Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/francis-chan-548_christ_y-ou-have-to-stop-loving-and-pursuing-ch_284124.jpg)
![“The more pure and chaste is a soul, the more it hungers for this Bread [Jesus in the Eucharist], from which it derives strength to resist all temptations to sins of impurity, and by which it is more intimately united with the Divine Spouse; 'He who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, abides in Me…” quote by Pope Pius XII](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/pope-pius-xii-10088_blood_the-more-pure-and-chaste-is-a-soul-the-m_2739931.jpg)
