Fall:
At the Fall, man's natural gifts were corrupted through sin, while his supernatural gifts were entirely lost. (St. Augustine)
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. (Francis Bacon)
We are not part of a nice neat creation, set in motion by a loving God; we are part of a mutinous world where rebellion against God is the order of the day. (Samuel Shoemaker)
Falling Away:
If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse. (Thomas Adams)
None sink so far into hell as those that come nearest heaven, because they fall from the greatest height. (William Gurnall)
The best way never to fall is ever to fear. (Willim Jenkyn)
To forsake Christ for the world, is to leave a treasure for a trifle - eternity for a moment, reality for a shadow. (William Jenkyn)
The backslider is a man who, because of his relationship to God, can never really enjoy anything else. (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
Apostasy must be called what it is - spiritual adultery. (Francis Schaeffer)
If I were called upon to identify the principal trait of the entire twentieth century, I would be unable to find anything more precise than to repeat once again, "Men have forgotten God." (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
Falsehood:
To profess to love God while leading an unholy life is the worst of falsehoods. (St. Augustine)
If I speak what is false, I must answer for it; if truth, it will answer for me. (Thomas Fuller)
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