Thomas Paine Quotes About Sin

Quotes about: Sin

• Christianity is the strangest religion ever set up, for it committed a murder upon Jesus in order to redeem mankind from the sin of eating an apple.

  Thomas Paine

  Jesus, Order, Apples

• The declaration which says that God visits the sins of the fathers upon the children is contrary to every principle of moral justice.

  Thomas Paine

  Children, Father, Justice

  Thomas Paine (2016). “THE AGE OF REASON - Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (Including “The Life of Thomas Paine”): Deistic Critique of Bible and Christian Church”, p.51, e-artnow

• The story of the redemption will not stand examination. That man should redeem himself from the sin of eating an apple by committing a murder on Jesus Christ, is the strangest system of religion ever set up.

  Thomas Paine

  Jesus, Men, Apples

  Thomas Paine (1854). “The Works of Thomas Paine: A Hero in the American Revolution. With an Account of His Life ...”, p.248

• We do not admit the authority of the church with respect to its pretended infallibility, its manufactured miracles, its setting itself up to forgive sins. It was by propagating that belief and supporting it with fire that she kept up her temporal power.

  Thomas Paine

  Religious, Father, Fire

  Thomas Paine (1824). “The Theological Works of Thomas Paine”, p.341

• Accustom a people to believe that priests, or any other class of men can forgive sins and you will have sins in abundance.

  Thomas Paine

  Believe, Men, Class

  Thomas Paine (2016). “THE AMERICAN CRISIS – Revolutionary Work Which Inspired the American People to Fight for Their Independence: Including “The Life of Thomas Paine” – Extensive Biography of the Author”, p.623, e-artnow

• As priestcraft was always the enemy of knowledge, because priestcraft supports itself by keeping people in delusion and ignorance, it was consistent with its policy to make the acquisition of knowledge a real sin.

  Thomas Paine

  Real, Ignorance, People

  Thomas Paine (1859). “The Theological Works”, p.344

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