Inspirational Quotes on Sin

“There is the seed of all sins - of the vilest and worst of sins - in the best of men.”

“Leave not off praying to God: for either praying will make thee leave off sinning; or continuing in sin will make thee desist from praying.”

“A fault, once denied, is twice committed.”

“The blush is nature's alarm at the approach of sin, and her testimony to the dignity of virtue.”

“He that falls into sin is a man, that grieves at it is a saint, that boasteth of it is a devil; yet some glory in that shame, counting the stains of sin the best complexion of their souls.”

“First we practice sin, then defend it, then boast of it.”

“Let them fear death who do not fear sin.”

“Satan doth not tempt God's children because they have sin in them, but because they have grace in them. Had they no grace, the devil would not disturb them... Though to be tempted is a trouble, yet to think why you are tempted is a comfort.”

“The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.”

“When sin is your burden, Christ will be your delight.”

“Sin has the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages.”

“To sin because mercy abounds is the devil's logic; he that sins because of God's mercy, shall have judgment without mercy. Mercy is not for them that sin and fear not, but for them that fear and sin not.”

“Godly sorrow shows itself to be ingenuous because when a Christian knows that he is out of the gun-shot of hell and shall never be damned, yet still he grieves for sinning against that free grace which has pardoned him.”

“It argues more grace to grieve for the sins of others than for our own. We may grieve for our own sins out of fear of hell, but to grieve for the sins of others is from a principle of love to God.”

“Little sins unrepented of will damn thee as well as greater. Not only great rivers fall into the sea, but little brooks; not only greater sins carry men to hell, but lesser; therefore do not think pardon easy because sin is small.”

“The sins of the godly are worse than others, because they bring a greater reproach upon religion. For the wicked to sin, there is no other expected from them; swine will wallow in the mire; but when sheep do so, when the godly sin, that redounds to the dishonour of the Gospel: "By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme."”

“We are to find as much bitterness in weeping for sin as we ever found sweetness in committing it.”

“The curse of Adam and Eve that fell upon the earth because of their sin will be lifted when Christ returns.”

“Growth in holiness will lead a man to see more and more of his own sinfulness.”

“If God rules only in those places or events where no sin is involved, God does not rule on this earth. If sin can thwart God, His sovereignty is a name and not a fact.”