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- He works in us and with us, not against us or without us; so that his assistance is an encouragement to the facilitating of the…
- A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
- To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead (as all unbelievers, the best of them, are dead), sin is alive,…
- It is evident that you contend against sin merely because of how it troubles you.
- He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every…
- As a tender and loving friend is grieved at the unkindness of his friend... so is it with this tender and loving Spirit, who hath…
- Christ by his death destroying the works of the devil, procuring the Spirit for us, hath so killed sin, as to its reign in believers,…
- Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can…
- Never was sin seen to be more abominably sinful and full of provocation than when the burden of it was upon the shoulders of the…
- ...but let it suffice us to know that it became God, who is the supreme Ruler, Governor and Judge of all that sin should be…
- The vigour, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh...The choicest believers, who are assuredly…
- Let no man think to kill sin with few, easy, or gentle strokes. He who hath once smitten a serpent, if he follow not on…
- Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this,…
- He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.
- There is no death of sin without the death of Christ.
- Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, if it has its own way it will go out…
- Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul.…
- Fill your affections with the cross of Christ that there may be no room for sin.
- Be killing sin or it will be killing you.
- Let no man pretend to fear sin that does not fear temptation also! These two are too closely united to be separated. He does not…
- The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means…
- The purpose of our holy and righteous God was to save his church, but their sin could not go unpunished. It was, therefore, necessary that…
- Without a sincere and diligent effort in every area of obedience, there will be no sucessful mortification of any one besetting sin.
- The seed of every sin is in every heart.
- Your state is not at all to be measured by the opposition that sin makes to you, but by the opposition you make to it.
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- Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied… — Karen Armstrong
- The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we… — Mary Astell
- All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from… — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
- To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. — Saint Augustine
- Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. — Teresa of Avila
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — Teresa of Avila
- My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered… — Teresa of Avila
- While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they… — Teresa of Avila
- As the old joke goes, I have all the sins together. I am a woman, a Socialist, separated and agnostic. — Michelle Bachelet