Showing posts with label Reinhold Niebuhr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reinhold Niebuhr. Show all posts

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Sin is...

Sin is … the unwillingness of man to acknowledge his creatureliness and dependence upon God and his effort to make his own life independent and secure.
- Reinhold Niebuhr, The Nature and Destiny of Man

Blessed are the poor in spirit...
-- Jesus of Nazareth
Grateful