Popular Idea, Unpopular Word

Posted on June 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

sin

“Sins often masquerade as virtues. And pride is the cleverest chameleon of all.” ~The Wishing Map

“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” ~Mark Twain

              (Sinner) “They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.”       (God) “What are you complaining about? They won’t let Me in either.” ~Brennan Manning

“No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from. ” ~George Eliot

“He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.” ~Charles Frazier

“A man by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is most like God. This is man’s greatest tragedy and God’s heaviest grief.” ~A.W. Tozer

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8 Responses to Popular Idea, Unpopular Word

  1. mitchteemley says:
    June 19, 2024 at 11:52 am

    P.S. While I did not mention it above, I want add that today, June 19th, Juneteenth, is the day my country commemorates the end of its greatest collective sin–the racist enslavement of Black people–the consequences of which continue to abase our national character.

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  3. Willie Torres Jr. says:
    June 19, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    Great Post and Quotes. And the added comment made it even more special. Great Post.

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