“When you get up in the morning, before you suffer yourselves to eat one mouthful of food, call your wife and children together, bow down before the Lord, ask him to forgive your sins, and protect you through the day, to preserve you from temptation and all evil, to guide your steps aright.” ChildrenTogetherSufferingEvilAsksPrayerSinLordStepsMorningWifeProtectForgivingGuidesTemptationGet UpPreservesBowsProtect You Author:Brigham Young
“Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.” ShouldMadeFatherBornSinStepsSacrificeBloodExampleSonOffersAll ThingsCrossesBlessedLeavingGloriousAltarsBlood Sacrifice Book:Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi Source: Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi
“Women have traditionally been either put on pedestals or damned as the source of all sexual temptation and sin. These are two sides of the same coin, since both place women in a nonhuman role. Playboy has opposed these warped sexual values and, in so doing, helped women step down from their pedestals and enjoy their natural sexuality as much as men.” MenTwoValuesEnjoyWomenSidesNaturalSinStepsRolesSourceSexualityTemptationCoinsMen WomenTwo SidesPedestalPlayboy Author:Hugh Hefner
“Christian, that sin which first came between you and God is bad, but that is not the last step in the progress of sin. The most guilty part in this quadruple sin is to hide it, deny it, ignore it, refust to confess it, refuse to repent of it!” FirstsChristianLastsSinStepsProgressRefuseDenyGuiltyRepent Author:John R. Rice
“A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety, with less reluctance than he took the first step while his conscience was yet vigilant and tender.” FirstsSinStepsConscienceSinnerFirst StepsVigilantHardenedReluctanceSturdy Author:Francis Atterbury
“The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without taking notice on't.” WellsSinStepsFollyDeclineAggravation Book:Astell: Political Writings Source: Astell: Political Writings
“This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregiousof sins.... It is one step away from protestantism.” ThinkingSelfReligionSinStepsUnusualExaminationProtestantismSelf-examinationUnusual Things Author:Stendhal
“The adolescent frequently supposes that she is breaking out of the confines of her mundane, schoolgirl existence simply in order to break rules and defy authority. . . . She rids herself of the "oughts" and "musts" that convert every minor infraction into a sin of omission or commission. It certainly does not occur to her or to her family that by questioning the moral standards she erected as a child she is taking the first steps in her journey toward a firmer, more reasonable, less harsh, more ethical form of conscience.” FirstsChildrenDoeFormOrderSinExistenceMoralStepsBreakJourneyAuthorityStandardsConscienceReasonableEthicalFirst StepsQuestioningMinorsAdolescenceHarshMundaneOmission Author:Louise J. Kaplan
“I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you spend in men and money." (On Vietnam War)” MenWarSinMoneyStepsMilitaryVietnamVietnam WarQuagmire Author:Charles de Gaulle
“It is evil to justify killing (unborn babies) by the happy outcome of eternity for the one killed. This same justification could be used to justify killing one-year olds, or any heaven-bound believer for that matter. The Bible asks the question: "Shall we sin that grace may abound?" (Romans 6:1) And: "Shall we do evil that good may come?" (Romans 3:8). In both cases the answer is a resounding NO. It is presumption to step into God's place and try to make the assignments to heaven or to hell. Our duty is to obey God, not to play God.” TryingYearsMayMatterPlayUsedEvilAsksHeavenSinAnswersStepsCasesHellGraceDutyBabyEternityKillingBoundsBelieverOutcomesAbortionJustifyJustificationUnbornAssignmentsPresumptionUnborn Baby Author:John Piper
“Admittedly, repentance is not always easy; I suppose it would not be true repentance if it were. It can also take a longer time than we think or hope. There can be missteps along the way, when we falter or lose heart, but we can reset our course and move forward again, even if it is only one small step at a time. As well as praying for forgiveness, we can also plead for courage, and it will come. If we do so, steady but surely, we will rise from the miry depths of sin and emerge into the sunny uplands of forgiveness and hope.” IfsThinkingWayWellsHeartMovingCoursesEasyLosesSinStepsPrayingDepthMoving ForwardBeing TrueRepentanceSteadySunnySmall StepsResetTrue Repentance Author:David S. Baxter
“Are we willing to risk being misunderstood and maligned in order that truth might be told and men might be saved? Identifying a malady and explaining its seriousness are always the first steps to finding a cure... God has ordained that men come to conviction of sin, repentance, and saving faith through preaching. Yet how can the [Holy] Spirit use our preaching if we are not willing to expose sin or call men to repentance?” IfsMenFirstsUseMightSpiritOrderSinStepsRiskWillingHolyFindingsConvictionSavedCuresSavingHoly SpiritCall MeRepentanceFirst StepsPreachingMisunderstoodExplainingSeriousnessIdentifyingMaladyBeing Misunderstood Author:Paul Washer
“Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ. Just as the figure of David lay hidden within the marble, discernible only to the eye of its creator, so the image of God (however tarnished by sin) lies within us, see and known by God Himself. Yet God loves us while we are still sinners. He doesn't have to wait until we stop sinning. Acceptance of His love is a major step along the road that leads to our liberation from the tyranny of sin.” MayStillsEyeAbleLyingWaitingChristSinLove IsKnownStepsGraceFiguresAcceptanceMajorsLaysCreatorTyrannyLiberationGod LoveSinnerHis LoveMarbleGod ImageSinningGod Loves UsGod Is Able Author:Alister E. McGrath
“When you see a condemned man on his way to the gallows, it moves you to pity. If you could do something to free him, you would do it. Well, brothers and sisters, when I see a person in mortal sin, I see someone drawing nearer with every step to the gallows of hell. And seeing him in this unhappy state, I happen to know the way to free him: that he be converted to God, ask God's pardon, and make a good confession. Woe betide me if he does not.” IfsKnowsMenWayWellsPersonsDoeStatesHappensMovingAsksSinStepsHellSeeingBrotherDrawingUnhappyPityMortalsConfessionWoeBrothers And SistersPardonEvery StepGallowsMortal SinClaret Author:Anthony Mary Claret