Quotes about Consequences

If doing the bad thing never brought benefits, no one would ever do

Short cuts make long delays.

Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.

Guess what? Grace is more powerful than consequences. Grace overwhelms consequences. Even with consequences there is love and grace and the mercy of God in Christ. Jesus says to us, "I know you messed up, and I know there are consequences, but I want to walk with you through the consequences. I want to love you through the consequences. And I even want to use the consequences in this whole big story.

Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall.

There is no thought, no word, no act, and no area of human life that is not affected by sin.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

There is no greater guilt than the unneccessary war.

It doesn't matter how good something looks, how happy it makes you, how much fun it is, how rich and successful you'll become, how deeply spiritual it appears, how sensible it seems, how popular or accepted it is—and the list goes on and on. If something is contrary to the wisdom (or Word) of God, it will ultimately be detrimental and bring sorrow to your life.

It is much better to tell the truth than to compromise truth and have someone believe a lie. It is far better they hear the truth now than that they believe they can keep other idols in their life—and then one day, when it's too late, shockingly hear the Master say, "Depart; I never knew you, you who were deceived!

The truth is we are defined by our actions, not by our intentions.

In essence, engaging in sin is exchanging a short-term positive for a long-term negative, for after it's over sin stings us with the long-term consequences of death.