“Even as he would be guilty of falsehood who would, in the name of another person, proffer things that are not committed to him, so too does a man incur the guilt of falsehood who, on the part of the Church, gives worship to God contrary to the manner established by the Church or divine authority, and according to ecclesiastical custom.” MenGivingPersonsDoeWould BeNamesChurchDivineHe ManAuthorityWorshipGuiltCommittedContraryGuiltyCustomsCatholicismFalsehood Book:Summa Theologica.ed Source: Summa Theologica.ed
“By the sympathy of your human hearts for sin ye shall scent out all the places whether in church, bedchamber, street, field, or forest where crime has been committed, and shall exult to behold the whole earth one stain of guilt, one mighty blood spot.” HumansHeartHas BeensWholeEarthChurchSinBloodStreetsCrimeFieldsGuiltCommittedForestsSpotsScentHuman HeartStains Author:Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.” PeopleThinkingPersonsChurchIgnoranceGuiltProfoundApathyTiedJustificationFogBetter PersonImpotenceBeing A Better Person Author:Kevin DeYoung
“For Christians to be linked in association with ministries who do not preach the gospel of Christ is to incur moral guilt. A Union which can continue irrespective of whether its member churches belong to a common faith is not fulfilling any scriptural function. The preservation of a denominational association when it is powerless to discipline heretics cannot be justified on the grounds of the preservation of 'Christian unity'... It is error which breaks the unity of churches, and to remain in a denominational alignment which condones error is to support schism.” ChristianChristChurchCommonMoralBreakSupportDisciplineMembersFunctionGuiltUnionsErrorsUnityAssociationMinistryFulfillingPreservationLinkedPowerlessJustifiedAlignmentHereticSchismChristian Unity Author:Charles Haddon
“I'm not sure if the shame/guilt distinction resonates for me. I just know that shame is a debilitating emotion that is perpetuated by Church and State.” IfsKnowsStatesChurchEmotionShameGuiltNot SureDistinctionChurch And State Author:Marilyn Dumont