If I created a new depravity I would be a priestess, while my imitators would founder, after my reign, in abominable filth...Don't you think that proud men, copying Satan, are more guilty than the Satan of the Bible, who invented pride? Is Satan not respectable because of his unprecedented and divinely inspired sin?
RachildeTag: sin satan pride depravity priestess
There is no Thanksgiving back in the old country where I come from. You know why? Because being thankful is a sin.
Craig FergusonTag: sin thanksgiving
No doubt it is true that there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repented than over all the saints who consistently remain holy, and the rare, sudden gentlenesses of arrogant people have infinitely more effect than the continual gentleness of gentle people. Arrogance turned gentle melts the heart.
Booth TarkingtonImitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but theft is a sin.
ElenaTag: imitation sin flattery theft
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'.
Mary DalyTag: life christianity carpe-diem religion feminism sin patriarchy etymology
The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency... God's sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed.
Brennan ManningTag: fear god faith sorrow sin failure sufficiency
As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and realize that, if we were not, we would be God. The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others -- and is a natural prerequisite for our presence to God in prayer.
Brennan ManningTag: christianity faith sin prayer feelings gentleness impostor
Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within; the former raged against him.
Brennan ManningTag: christianity authenticity self sin impostor
Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.
C.S. LewisIn a fallen world marked by human depravity and deep-seated sin, in a world where Hitler and Stalin had recruited millions of followers to commit mass murder, love must harness power and seek justice in order to have moral meaning. Love without power remained impotent, and power without love was bankrupt.
Timothy B. TysonTag: love power humanity sin hitler followers impotence depravity mass-murder stalin moral-meaning
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