“Then your next step must be to repent of it. And I don’t mean the cursory ‘I’m sorry’ that we let children get away with. You have to mean it, dear one. You have to regret not only the consequences but the sin itself. You must regret not just your own pain, but the grief you’ve caused.” ChristianSinSorryRepentanceChristian LivingConsequences Book:To Treasure an Heiress Source: To Treasure an Heiress
“And after the repentance, dearover, comes the truly hard part—you must learn how to let the shame go. It has its purpose, a right and needful one. It can take us to life and repentance and return us to God. But if we’re not careful, it can just as easily carry us away and drown us.… Guard against that. But only after you are once again clean.” Mam dipped her head down to catch Senara’s gaze. “Aye? You must take it to the Lord, Senara. And then let Him truly take it from you.” ChristianSinShameRepentanceChristian Living Book:To Treasure an Heiress Source: To Treasure an Heiress
“But how sins could be forgiven, how Jesus could have taken them upon himself with death and then come to life again, how they could somehow partake of a world beyond the physical one she so loved…those were the things that belonged to faith. Those were the things science couldn’t explain, and didn’t need to.” LoveInspirationalGodScienceFaithJesusSinSacrificeForgivenessThe World Book:The Nature of a Lady Source: The Nature of a Lady
“[...] being a gentleman by birth certainly did not make one worthy of the name. Indeed, far too often it seemed to make one the opposite, by promising a man insulation from the consequences of sin.” SinBirthWorthyGentleman Book:On Wings of Devotion Source: On Wings of Devotion