The greater evil who is in-When both in wayward paths are straying? The poor sinner for the painOr he who pays for the sin?

But now sin has entered flesh and everything has capsized. Our very morals and values. Everything we do is of no real value.

Ni rahisi kushinda vita ya maisha na kuishi mbinguni duniani. Ni vigumu kushinda vita ya dhambi na kuishi mbinguni paradiso.

Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature. Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation.

The monks used to say that he was more drawn to those who were more sinful, and the greater the sinner the more he loved him.

I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.

Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are.

A deeper intimacy with God sharpens our awareness of sin, which causes a stronger need for grace and a freer offering of mercy.

When you call someone a sinner, make sure you have no sin in you, and if you say you are without sin, you are a righteous liar.

What if the actual sin was that despite the fact of knowing how cruel and unfair this world is; we still bring children to life?

Greed, one of the badliest capital sins, is not good, is not good for knolege, love, money. Greed "the capital sin" is necessary

All our good is apparently from God, because we are first naked and holy without any good, and afterwards enriched with all good.

Those who have castrated themselves from all sin for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, are blessed; they abstain from the world.

Whether you realize it or not, your ongoing battle with unbelief drives all your sinful thoughts, emotions, desires, and actions.

Liberation from the tyranny of the body contributes to greatness, but just as much to greatness in sin as to greatness in virtue.