Sin (Danger of)
A man is not hurt, till his soul is hurt; and his soul is not hurt, till his conscience is defiled; and his conscience is not defiled, till it is polluted with sin. [JJTP]
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The wages that sin bargains to give the sinner are, life, pleasure, and profit; but the wages it pays him are, death, torment, and destruction. He that would understand the falsehood and deceit of sin must compare its promises and its payments together. [ROOS]
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Your sins will not die with you as a prisoner’s other debts will; but they will go to judgment with you there to be your accusers; and they will go to hell with you there to be your tormentors. [ASGTH]
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How many professing Christians are there with whom the world has more of their hearts and affections than Christ, ‘who mind earthly things’, and thereby are evidently after the flesh, and likely to end in destruction. [ASGTH]
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Multitudes perish by the hand of some secret sin, that is not only hidden from others, but from lack of observing their own hearts, is hidden even from themselves. [ASGTH]
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To the extent that we give way to our will in sinning, to that extent we set ourselves at a distance from comfort. [TBR]
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When a man is savingly changed, he is deeply convinced not only of the danger but the defilement of sin. [ASGTH]
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The burden of sin is always worst when it is least felt. [TDOR]
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The sins of God’s people do more to provoke God than do the sins of others (Deut 32:19). [TDOR]
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It is one thing to sin for lack of light and another thing to sin against light. [TDOR]