Books Quote by J. Oliver Buswell

A 'sin' is something which is not necessary.

— Anonymous

“Sin, in the final analysis, is rebellion against the sovereign Creator, Ruler, and Judge of the universe. It resists the rightful prerogative of a…

— Jerry Bridges

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it

— Anonymous

We are told that Sin consists in acting contrary to God's commands, but we are also told that God is omnipotent. If He is,…

— Bertrand Russell

“the essence of sin is not [primarily] the violation of laws but a wrecked relationship with God, one another, and the whole created order.…

— Timothy J. Keller

Sin is lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act, disposition, or state

— Augustus Hopkins Strong

Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.

— Edwin Louis Cole

God's eternal decree certainly rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, but this may not be interpreted so as to make God…

— Louis Berkhof

Sin is absence of God. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Simon Mawer

“Sin is the ruin and misery of the soul; it is destructive in its nature; and if God should leave it without restraint, there…

— Jonathan Edwards

Priests have to have the right to say that a sin is a sin.

— Rocco Buttiglione

“Many people believe sin is what they believe it to be according to their time and culture. Nevertheless, God is the only one who…

— L. Emerson Ferrell