For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sin is whatever obscures the soul.
Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.
Sin pulls a man down into despondency and despair.
Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.
A man with a soul is not like every other man.
Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.
God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart.
To us sin has not become any less of a mystery or a pain.
Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.