Sin is the strength of death and the death of strength.

Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.

The Accusing Spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in; and the Recording Angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.

But the shadow of the manner of these Defarges was dark upon himself, for all that, and in his secret mind it troubled him greatly.

Mindful, then, of what we had read together, I thought of the two men who went up into the Temple to pray, and I knew there were no better words that I could say beside his bed, than 'O Lord, be merciful to him, a sinner!

I labour under the same kind of astonishment to this day, having invariably observed that of all human weaknesses, the one to which our common nature is the least disposed to confess (I cannot imagine why) is the weakness of having gone to sleep in a coach.

Psycho-analysis — that is... confession without absolution.

No matter how many times you failed or have fallen, no matter how many times you've denied God, He will not deny you.

Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.

I do admit there have been times when I have made a statement that was incorrect.

The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.

Our sins should humble us, but they must not discourage us from coming to Christ.