Quotes about Sin
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
The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.
— Henry Blackaby
All hurricanes are acts of God because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that.
— John Hagee
The solution to sin is not to impose an ever-stricter code of behavior. It is to know God.
— Phillips Brooks
Until we believe that we are as bad as God says we are, we can never believe that He will do for us what He says He will do. Right here is where popular religion breaks down.
— AW Tozer
God is more ready to forgive me than I am ready to offend.
— Charles Spurgeon
God's decree is the very pillar and basis on which the saint's perseverance depends. That decree ties the knot of adoption so fast, that neither sin, death, nor hell, can break it asunder.
— Thomas Watson
If you have a small view of your sin, God's grace will be small to you.
— Timothy Keller
Christians should not be optimists; we know too much about sin. We should also not be pessimists, for we know the living God.
— Timothy Keller
If one's conscience is willing to confess whatever sins have been committed, including the sin of unbelief, it will be sorrowful in a godly way, earnestly desiring the mercy of God.
— Watchman Nee
Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross. It brings to light the enormity of our sin and therefore portrays the undeserved favor of God in full color.
— Francis Chan