Depravity Quote by James Denney

Man can sin against nature in two ways. First, when he sins against his specific rational nature, acting contrary to reason. In this sense,…

— Thomas Aquinas

Though man comes from the dust, sin is not a part of his nature. Man can overcome sin, and through repentance attain to at-one-ment…

— Joseph Hertz

All sin has its being and origin in the fact that man wants to be his own judge. And in wanting to be that,…

— Karl Barth

Sin is present in everyone as a nature before it expresses itself in deeds

— Henry Clarence Thiessen

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused through all the parts of the soul, rendering us…

— John Calvin

Sin is too great an evil for man to meddle with. His attempts to remove it do but increase it, and his endeavours to…

— Horatius Bonar

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left…

— Herbert Read

Some psychological and sociological conditioning occurs in every man's life and this affects the decisions he makes. But we must resist the modern concept…

— Francis Schaeffer

“According to Scripture, it was not man's flesh that fell into sin, but the whole man. The doctrine of total depravity means that the…

— R.J. Rushdoony

Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Sin is disease, deformity, and weakness.

— Plato

Man in his raw, natural state as he comes from the womb is morally and spiritually corrupt in disposition and character. Every part of…

— Robert L. Reymond