Quote by R.C. Sproul

Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.

— R. C. Sproul

“All the pleasure of sin cannot be compared to the satisfaction with sweetness of life in the spirit.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“It is better to seek purity than the pleasure of sin.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“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

“Joy blossoms in our hearts not as we try harder and harder to grow, but as we see more clearly the depth of our…

— Barbara Duguid

Sin can bring pleasure, but never happiness.

— R. C. Sproul

“When tempted to sin, I often repeat to myself two truths: holiness brings happiness, and purity brings power.”

— Sidney Greidanus

“People give way to sexual sin because they don’t have fullness of joy and gladness in Jesus.”

— John Piper

“The pain of patience is better the pleasure of sin.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“In essence, engaging in sin is exchanging a short-term positive for a long-term negative, for after it’s over sin stings us with the long-term…

— John Bevere

“Sin is a great thing as long as it's recognized. It leads a good many people to God who wouldn't get there otherwise.”

— Flannery O'Connor

“If you have ever sin, you will appreciate the grace of salvation through Faith in Christ Jesus.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita