Quotes About Sin

Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a little to spite the devil, so that we leave him no place for troubling our consciences with trifles. We are conquered if we try too conscientiously not to sin at all. So when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to.

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.

Repent of thy sins, make a sincere confession, amend thy ways, and begin to think seriously about thy eternal salvation.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap Galatians 6:7 For the wages of sin is death Romans 6:23

Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ. Martin Luther, 1483-1546

Most fear stems from sin to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

Controversy and contention are weakening habits. If Satan can succeed in creating in us the pastime of arguing, quarreling, and contention, it is easier for him to bind us with heavier sins which can destroy our eternal lives. Anger is a poor substitute for self-mastery and compassionate service.

For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 3:6–7

Sin makes its own hell, and goodness its own heaven.

Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.

A wicked mortal is not the idea of God. He is little else than the expression of error. To suppose that sin, lust, hatred, envy, hypocrisy, revenge, have life abiding in them, is a terrible mistake. Life and Life's idea, Truth and Truth's idea, never make men sick, sinful, or mortal.

His deep voice rose with the conviction reminiscent of a newly ordained priest. "Do we choose those to be judged or those who may cast a stone? And if we do, are we not committing a sin far greater than the sinner? Are we not, by doing so, the greater sinners?

Have mercy on me, OGod, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. [Proverbs 9:17]

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found -- not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can, I say: For Beauty is easy enough to win; But one isn't loved every day

The only sins are violations of love.

Where there is love there is no sin.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate, Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving

Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love, and is the summit of love on earth

The devil is who torments good folks in the night. He whispers doubt in your ear. He stirs up anger. He picks at any little mistake you've made, or thinks you've made, and blows it up big. That's Satan, stirring and stirring trouble, like a pot he's trying to boil over, hoping he can spill sin through your soul and slop it all over the people around you.

The word 'sin' is derived from the Indo-European root 'es-,' meaning 'to be.' When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person] trapped in patriarchy, which is the religion of the entire planet, 'to be' in the fullest sense is 'to sin'.