“Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.” SpiritualityChurchSinAttitudeWorstCommittedVanityWorldlyShowing OffWorldly Things Author:Pope Francis
“There is absolute truth in anarchism and it is to be seen in its attitude to the sovereignty of the state and to every form of state absolutism. [...] The religious truth of anarchism consists in this, that power over man is bound up with sin and evil, that a state of perfection is a state where there is no power of man over man, that is to say, anarchy. The Kingdom of God is freedom and the absence of such power... the Kingdom of God is anarchy.” MenStatesFormEvilReligiousSinAttitudePerfectionAbsolutesBoundsAbsenceKingdomsAnarchySovereigntyKingdom Of GodAnarchismAbsolute TruthAbsolutismReligious Truth Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. One of the most effective ways of influencing our minds is through memorizing Scripture. David said, "I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You" (Psm. 119:11).” WayMindHeartSaidMightActionSinAttitudeInfluenceMy HeartScriptureFixedDominantOur ThoughtsOur ActionsMemorizing Book:The Pursuit of Holiness Source: The Pursuit of Holiness
“We often think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, and it's easy to judge others and be critical of their weaknesses and shortcomings. But this self-righteous attitude is a sin that we can be blinded to because we're so focused on what the other person did wrong. The reality is this attitude is worse than the wrong behavior we're judging.” ThinkingPersonsSelfRealityEasySinAttitudeJudgingOughtBehaviorWeaknessCriticalFocusedRighteousShortcomingsBlindedSelf RighteousEasy To Judge Author:Joyce Meyer
“Where we might think of sin as slip-ups or missteps, God views sin as a godless attitude that leads to godless action.” ThinkingMightActionSinViewsAttitudeSlips Book:Lucado 3-in-1: Traveling Light, Next Door Savior, Come Thirsty Source: Lucado 3-in-1: Traveling Light, Next Door Savior, Come Thirsty
“Sin is not only manifested in certain acts that are forbidden by divine command. Sin also appears in attitudes and dispositions and feelings. Lust and hate are sins as well as adultery and murder. And, in the traditional Christian view, despair and chronic boredom - unaccompanied by any vicious act - are serious sins. They are expressions of man's separation from God, as the ultimate good, meaning, and end of human existence.” MenHumansWellsEndsFeelingsChristianCertainHateSinViewsExistenceAttitudeDivineSeriousExpressionDespairUltimateMurderSeparationLustCommandTraditionalBoredomDispositionForbiddenViciousAdulteryHuman Existence Author:Mortimer Adler
“But let us emphasize that right and wrong, righteousness and sin, are not dependent upon man's interpretations, conventions and attitudes. Social acceptance does not change the status of an act, making wrong into right. If all the people in the world were to accept homosexuality, the practice would still be a deep, dark sin.” PeopleIfsMenWorldDoeStillsSocialDarkSinAttitudeAcceptingPracticeAcceptanceDependentInterpretationRighteousnessConventionsHomosexualityDeep DarkSocial Acceptance Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“I deal daily with chronic pain and, at times, my pain feels like a lemon that God "squeezes," revealing my sour attitude, peevish spirit, and tendency to complain or grumble. Did not God use my pain to expose my sin, I might - like many of us - not be aware of the sin of which I'm capable.” FeelsUseMightPainSpiritSinDealsAttitudeCapableComplainingTendenciesRevealingSourLemonsChronic Pain Author:Joni Eareckson Tada