“Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.” HardJusticeSinForgivenessCommittedDeliberationInexorable Author:Marcus Eremita
“He who seeks forgiveness of his sins loves humility, but if he condemns another he seals his own wickedness.” IfsSinHumilityForgivenessWickednessSeals Author:Marcus Eremita
“It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.” InspirationalChristianReligiousSinPrayingNeighborOrthodoxGood Will Author:Marcus Eremita
“Whoever with fear of God corrects and directs a sinner gains virtue for himself, that of opposition to sin. But whoever insults a sinner with rancor and without good will falls, according to a spiritual law, into the same passion with the sinner.” InspirationalChristianSpiritualLawFallPassionReligiousSinVirtueGainsInsultOppositionSinnerOrthodoxGood WillRancor Author:Marcus Eremita
“Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.” IfsInspirationalChristianLeftReligiousSinHeardPrayingSaintOrthodoxRepentance Author:Marcus Eremita
“One who has sinned cannot escape retribution in any other way than by repentance corresponding to his sin.” WayInspirationalChristianReligiousSinOrthodoxRepentanceRetributionCorresponding Author:Marcus Eremita
“If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.” IfsInspirationalChristianFallEasyReligiousSinOrthodoxSincerely Author:Marcus Eremita
“It is harmful to remember previous sins in detail. For if they bring you sorrow, they will estrange you from hope, but if they are remembered without sorrow, they will introduce the previous defilement. If you want to bring to God an uncondemned confession, then don't remember your sins in detail, but manfully endure the suffering that is coming because of them.” IfsWantInspirationalChristianRememberSufferingReligiousSinSorrowEndureDetailsRememberedOrthodoxIntroducingConfessionDefilement Author:Marcus Eremita
“If you want the Lord to hide your sins, then don't talk to people about what kind of virtues you have. For as we relate to our virtues, so God relates to our sins.” PeopleIfsWantInspirationalKindChristianReligiousSinLordVirtueRelateOrthodox Author:Marcus Eremita
“A man who is enticed by sinful thoughts is blinded by them, and he sees the action of sin in himself, but he can not see the cause of this action.” MenInspirationalActionChristianCausesReligiousSinOrthodoxCan NotBlinded Author:Marcus Eremita
“The devil makes small sins seem smaller in our eyes, for otherwise he can't lead us to greater evil.” InspirationalSeemsEyeChristianEvilReligiousSinGreaterDevilOrthodox Author:Marcus Eremita
“In the spiritual life we can do nothing worthy without repentance, but the Lord has much mercy on us because of our intentions. He who compels himself and holds on to repentance until the end, even if he sins is saved because he compelled himself, for the Lord promised this in the Gospel.” IfsInspirationalEndsChristianSpiritualCan DoReligiousSinLordMercyIntentionWorthySavedOrthodoxRepentanceSpiritual LifeCompelled Author:Marcus Eremita