Quotes Tagged With :absolution

I find something repulsive about the idea of vicarious redemption. I would not throw my numberless sins....

You are reformed, you may be a better man, but you are not a different man. How can you convince yourself....

Forgiveness is really about absolution: to set free. But if you look carefully at the dynamic, the one....

The sum of a person's life is not determined by one action. It is what you do with the time you are given....

Absolution exists, call it Christian or whatever. It’s far older than any creed, and one of our blessings.....

The moment of confession is not merely when one hears another pronounce the words: God forgives you,....

Absolution is the washing away of sin. The promise of rebirth. And the chance to escape the transgressions....

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to....

Perhaps this is the purpose of detective investigations, real and fictional -- to transform sensation,....

Being alone will show you who you really are, and if you cannot get-on positively as the sole master....