Sin Quotes

4044 Sin quotes by 1784 unique authors

Our sin is exactly the presumption that we can know God or ourselves through our own capacities. — Stanley Hauerwas
The fact that monasticism preceded the identification of greed as a primal sin is an important reminder that our very ability to name sin is… — Stanley Hauerwas
Orthodox theologians insisted that the rest of humankind were only transitory creatures, lost in sin - a view that would support what would become their… — Elaine Pagels
When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where… — Harmony Korine
All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or worse, seeking to… — Robert Zoellick
We have no middle ground, no foggy gray area where we can sin a little without suffering spiritual decline. That is why we must repent… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer from… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier. — John Eisenhower
The faking of feelings is a sin against the imagination. — Seamus Heaney
The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world… — Jules Verne
Who is happy with his appearance? I find many drawbacks of myself. But, each time when I visit Lourdes, I receive a lesson of reconciliation.… — Mireille Mathieu
The little platoon of the black community is the church. Our Christian faith is based on individual freedom from sin and the personal decision to… — Allen West
Men and women who sell their birthright for a mess of pottage will tell you that their demise began with something small, with some seemingly… — Sheri L. Dew
Sin is, somehow, at the root of all human misery. Sin is what keeps us from God and from life. It is in the face… — John Ortberg
Pastors have historically understood their primary battle to be not the battle to build a big church, but the battle against the power of sin. — John Ortberg
Sin is protean. It is a cancer that keeps mutating, and just when you think you have killed off one form, it turns out a… — John Ortberg
In the context of worship, amusement is a waste of time and a waste of life, and therefore a form of sin. — John Ortberg
A precept or command is a general teaching of God, obligating every man under pain of mortal sin - namely, in cases in which he… — Jan Hus
Earning money is not a sin, and the bottom line is growth. — Rohit Shetty
Soon it will be a sin of parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease. We are entering a world… — Robert Edwards
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search.… — James Gleick
Unkindness is quite a major sin. — John Rhys-Davies
Sin is geographical. — Bertrand Russell

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