Quotes About Sin

transgression of the law of God, not the neglect of external, man-made ceremonies, that defiles a man.

It is through the mighty agency of the Holy Spirit that the government of Satan is to be subdued and subjected. It is the Holy Spirit that convinces of sin and expels it from the soul by the consent of the human agent....

As he slew the innocent victim, he trembled at the thought that his sin must shed the blood of the spotless Lamb of God.

For what was the great controversy permitted to continue throughout the ages? Why was it that Satan's existence was not cut short at the outset of his rebellion? It was that the universe might be convinced of God's justice in His dealing with evil; that sin might receive eternal condemnation.

If the law could be changed, man might have been saved without the sacrifice of Christ; but the fact that it was necessary for Christ to give his life for the fallen race, proves that the law of God will not release the sinner from its claims upon him.

When the character is lacking in purity, when sin has become a part of the character, it has a bewitching power that is equal to the intoxicating glass of liquor.

The religion which is current in our day is not of the pure and holy character that marked the Christian faith in the days of Christ and His apostles. It is only because of the spirit of compromise with sin, because the great truths of the word of God are so indifferently regarded, because there is so little vital godliness in the church, that Christianity is apparently so popular with the world.

But in all His dealings with His creatures God has maintained the principles of righteousness by revealing sin in its true character-by demonstrating that its sure result is misery and death.

God loves you. He does not wish to draw you nigh to Him to hurt you, oh, no; but to comfort you, to pour in the oil of rejoicing, to heal the wounds that sin has made, to bind up where Satan has bruised. He wants to give you the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness.—That I May Know Him, p. 246.

The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth. Every trace of the curse is swept away. No eternally burning hell will keep before the ransomed the fearful consequences of sin. One reminder alone remains: our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion….

But they were told that their nature had become depraved by sin; they had lessened their strength to resist evil and had opened the way for Satan to gain more ready access to them. In their innocence they had yielded to temptation; and now, in a state of conscious guilt, they would have less power to maintain their integrity.

Cel mai puternic bastion al viciului din lumea noastra, nu este viata nelegiuita a pacatosilor abandonati sau a proscrisilor degenerati, ci o viata care pare virtuoasa, onorabila si nobila, dar în care este nutrit un pacat, este îngaduit un viciu... În felul acesta, geniul, talentul, simpatia si chiar faptele generoase si amabile pot deveni momeli ale lui Satana pentru a ademeni sufletele în prapastia ruinei.

There can be no self-exaltation, no boastful claim to freedom from sin, on the part of those who walk in the shadow of Calvary's cross. They

None but Christ can fashion anew the character that has been ruined by sin. He

In the battle with inward sin and outward temptation, even the wise and powerful Solomon was vanquished. His failure teaches us that, whatever a man's intellectual qualities may be, and however faithfully he may have served God in the past, he can never with safety trust in his own wisdom and integrity.

But I am not bitter because that would be a waste of my time, and wasting time is one of the only sins worth worrying about.

I am not bitter because that would be a waste of my time, and wasting time is one of the only sins worth worrying about.

Andy said, "Yonder goes a man who hates the sin, but he's willin' enough to take its wages." Shanty replied, "I'm glad I won't be wearin' his shoes when he walks up to the Golden Gates." "He's wearin' better shoes than me and you." "I'd rather be barefooted.

Marry me, Esme. Please. Honor me. I will honor you as your husband never did. Our marriage would be a remedy against sin, if anyone could ever call it a sin to love you." Sebastian Bonnington to Esme Rawlings

There's no such thing as an original sin.

No use wishing now for any other sin.

Idolatry, like all sin, is devastating to the soul. It cuts us off from the comforts of grace, the peace of conscience, and the joy that is to be our strength.

It's essential for us to think about God's love today because it is only his love that can grant us the joy that will strengthen our hearts, the courage that will embolden us in our fight against sin, and the assurance that will enable us to open up our lives to him so that he might deal powerfully with our unbelief and idolatry.

If you're willing to sin to obtain your goal or if you sin when you don't get what you want, then your desire has taken God's place and you're functioning as an idolater.