Quotes about Sin
If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
— Ignatius of Loyola
We are all so sunk in sin, and so wedded to the world, that we would never turn to God and seek salvation, unless He first called us by His grace. Without a divine call, no one can be saved.
— JC Ryle
All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free.
— Mahatma Gandhi
There is no gospel without the offence. This is God's wisdom. It never seems sensible to us in our flesh.
— Mark Dever
Sin is essentially a departure from God.
— Martin Luther
Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.
— Max Lucado
Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin.
— Philip James Bailey
Your job is the relentless pursuit of who God made you to be. And anything else you do is sin and you need to repent of it.
— Rob Bell
It's Satan's delight to tell me that once he's got me, he will keep me. But at that moment I can go back to God. And I know that if I confess my sins, God is faithful and just to forgive me.
— Alan Redpath
While our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. God came after us not to strip away our freedom but to strip away our slavery to self, that we could become truly free.
— Tullian Tchividjian
I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.
— David Brainerd
Sin creates the illusion of freedom. In the end it fools us into seeking freedom from God rather than finding freedom in God.
— Erwin McManus