“There is no such thing as a secret among our leaders; communication is very open and honest, and if it's not, then it can become seemingly brutal. You've heard my arguments for love, friends, and authenticity, but there are the deceivers, the manipulators, the control freaks, and the self-appointed teachers in the Body who would love to use our system for their own selfish purposes. We all know the realities of the old sin nature.” IfsKnowsSelfUseBodyRealityPurposeSinSecretLeaderTeacherHeardHonestCommunicationArgumentSelfishAuthenticityFreakBrutalControl FreakDeceiverManipulator Author:Ted Haggard
“Animals do not betray; they do not exploit; they do not oppress; they do not enslave; they do not sin. They have their being, and their being is honest, and who can say this of man?” MenSinAnimalHonestBetrayExploits Book:Great Lion of God: A Novel About Saint Paul Source: Great Lion of God: A Novel About Saint Paul
“To any honest observer, Zimbabwe's sin is that it has taken the position to right a wrong, whose resolution has been too long overdue--to return its land to its people.” PeopleLongHas BeensSinTakenLandHonestPositionReturnResolutionObserversZimbabweOverdue Author:Cynthia McKinney
“When you get honest with God, you can exchange the fig leaves you used to cover your sin with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.” ChristianUsedJesusChristLeadershipChurchSinHonestJesus ChristOver YouRighteousnessFigs Author:Johnny Hunt
“When I repent, here is where it starts. I try to name my sin as honestly and as specifically as possible. Here is what repenting is not. It is not excusing my sin, minimizing my sin, it's not rationalizing my sin ... Repentance is getting painfully honest with God.” TryingNamesSinHonestHonestlyRepentanceRepentMinimizing Author:John Ortberg
“Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin, so he is modest, too. I'd vote for that in an undead heartbeat.” HeartNationsInterestSinHonestVoteUglySundayModestHeartbeatAbrahamResoluteHomemadeUndead Author:Bill Oberst Jr.