“God is putting his world back together, and to do that he's using the very people who broke it.”
Source: It's Not What You Think: Why Christianity is About So Much More Than Going to Heaven When You Die
“As long as we deliberately steel even a small part of our hearts against God’s intervention in our lives, we cut ourselves off from the mercy he offers us through Jesus.”
Source: Freedom from Sinful Thoughts
“If we really desire God’s help, we should not look to ourselves, but to him... The more we are able to look outward and forget ourselves, the more easily our mind can be freed and healed by God.”
Source: Freedom from Sinful Thoughts
“The others could believe that she was that way because she lost her parents so early, but Peter knew better. She was strong, confident, and never broken.”
Source: All for one
“Sin is what keeps you from experiencing the fullness of God, yet it is the one thing that ought to compel you to seek Him.”
Source: Talk To Jesus
“We can see that sin is simply anything that disrupts the way life is intended to be. Sometimes we are the ones who do the disrupting; sometimes it's done to us. But never does sin become part of our identity. We are created in the image and likeness of love, and nothing can destroy that.”
Source: Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith
“In this story, we are not God's enemies. We are God's image-bearers and the most precious thing he created. We are not sin but are oppressed by the force of sin. We need saving but not from God or even ourselves--we need saving from all of those many things that interfere with our ability to perfectly reflect and receive love.”
Source: Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith
“Sin is a symptom of an empty space not being filled by God.”
Source: Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character
“Shalom is what love looks like in the flesh. The embodiment of love in the context of a broken creation, shalom is a hint at what was, what should be, and what will one day be again. Where sin disintegrates and isolates, shalom brings together and restores. Where fear and shame throw up walls and put on masks, shalom breaks down barriers and frees us from the pretense of our false selves.”
Source: Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick
“Sin more! Otherwise Jesus died for nothing.”
Source: Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes