Marcus Eremita Quotes About Sin

• It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• The devil makes small sins seem smaller in our eyes, for otherwise he can't lead us to greater evil.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• Whoever with fear of God corrects and directs a sinner gains virtue for himself, that of opposition to sin. But whoever insults a sinner with rancor and without good will falls, according to a spiritual law, into the same passion with the sinner.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Espiritual

• In the spiritual life we can do nothing worthy without repentance, but the Lord has much mercy on us because of our intentions. He who compels himself and holds on to repentance until the end, even if he sins is saved because he compelled himself, for the Lord promised this in the Gospel.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Espiritual

• Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• One who has sinned cannot escape retribution in any other way than by repentance corresponding to his sin.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• It is harmful to remember previous sins in detail. For if they bring you sorrow, they will estrange you from hope, but if they are remembered without sorrow, they will introduce the previous defilement. If you want to bring to God an uncondemned confession, then don't remember your sins in detail, but manfully endure the suffering that is coming because of them.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• If you want the Lord to hide your sins, then don't talk to people about what kind of virtues you have. For as we relate to our virtues, so God relates to our sins.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• A man who is enticed by sinful thoughts is blinded by them, and he sees the action of sin in himself, but he can not see the cause of this action.

  Marco Eremita

  Inspirador, Cristiano, Religioso

• Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

  Marco Eremita

  Forgiveness, Justice, Sin

• He who seeks forgiveness of his sins loves humility, but if he condemns another he seals his own wickedness.

  Marco Eremita

  Forgiveness, Humility, Wickedness

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