Word: sinning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that men do you say is done in sin and merits nothing but eternal death. But therein you blaspheme. Stripping us of all possible goodness, you do violence to the teaching of Christ, who ascribes the power of being perfect to us: 'Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.' In the works of the saintly, there is nothing of the corruption you feign...
...Sin. "Pride is the religious dimension of the sin which flows from absolute power; and injustice is its social dimension...
...Anger is the root of both righteousness and sin. . . . The proper attitude toward evil is anger. . . We must finally be reconciled with our foe, lest we both perish in the vicious circle of hatred.. . . We are called upon again & again to be executors of divine judgment. But in the ultimate sense [the word of St. Paul] is true: 'Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord...
Niebuhr's preoccupation with sin moved the late William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, to give him a gentle theological ribbing after a student conference at Swanwick where Niebuhr spoke...
...Swanwick, when Niebuhr had quit it. Said a young man: "At last I have hit it. Since I cannot do right, I must find out tonight The best sin to commit-and commit...