Faith Quote by John F.D. Taff

“It is not the mere fear of punishment that restrains [man] from sin. Loving and revering God as his father, honouring and obeying Him…

— John Calvin

“There are three conceivable kinds of punishment—first, that of mere retribution, which I take to be entirely and only human—therefore, indeed, more properly inhuman,…

— George MacDonald

God does not punish directly. His ways are inscrutable.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“God punishes sins, but the world I see only punishes lack of foresight and blunders.”

— Emilia Pardo Bazán

“The harsh God of Light will punish you for your sins.”

— Yu Wo

“better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure swift penalty along with it. there was purification in punishment”

— Oscar Wilde

“we are directed not merely to abstain from evil actions, but even from evil thoughts, and from idle words, and empty talk, and scurrilous…

— The Church Fathers

“had to learn not to punish God and rob myself of Him and eternity with Him because of what people who claim to serve…

— B. Love

“The reaction of whatever you do will continue punishing you (hold you accountable). I do not have to come to punish you,” says God.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell, reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience,…

— Emma Goldman

God is on the side of virtue; for whoever dreads punishment suffers it, and whoever deserves it, dreads it .

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Within a religious framework, a belief in free will supports the notion of sin—which seems to justify not only harsh punishment in this life…

— Sam Harris