Quotes about Sin
The sinner does not need more grace than the saint, nor does the immature and undisciplined believer need more than the godly, zealous missionary. We all need the same amount of grace because the "currency" of our good works is debased and worthless before God.
— Jerry Bridges
Too often we say we are "defeated" by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient!
— Jerry Bridges
God did not excuse Abraham's sin, but He did not let that stop Him from intervening in Abimelech's mind to prevent the serious consequences of the sin.
— Jerry Bridges
But where sin abounded, grace superabounded.
— Jerry Bridges
It's not enough to agree that we do tolerate at least some of them. Anyone except for the most self-righteous person will acknowledge that. "After all, no one is perfect," may be our attitude. But to honestly face those sins is another matter. For one thing, it is quite humbling. It also implies that we must do something about them. We can no longer continue to ignore them as we have in the past.
— Jerry Bridges
It is only as we see His holiness, His absolute purity and moral hatred of sin, that we will be gripped by the awfulness of sin against the Holy God. To be gripped by that fact is the first step in our pursuit of holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
His moral purity serves to magnify our impurity.
— Jerry Bridges
Many people erroneously think that God can just forgive our sins because He is a loving God. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cross speaks to us not only about our sin but about God's holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
The second truth we must keep in mind is that God is never the author of sin.
— Jerry Bridges
It is frequently asserted in the Scriptures that God uses the sinful actions of men to accomplish His purposes.
— Jerry Bridges
Third, we must never use the doctrine of God's sovereignty to excuse our own sinful actions or decisions that hurt another person.
— Jerry Bridges
Our first problem is that our attitude toward sin is more self-centered than God-centered. We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success-oriented, not because we know it's offensive to God.
— Jerry Bridges