Jimmy Dean Quotes

There is a great difference between Christianity and religion at the south. If a man goes to the communion table, and pays money into the treasury of the church, no matter if it be the price of blood, he is called religious.

You've got to walk and talk with God to go to heaven... I have the devil in me! If I didn't have, I'd be Christian!

I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.

The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

I was raised Catholic, so guilt shackles you from acting like a complete fool all the time.

You should always take what I say about religion with a grain of salt, because the 7 deadly sins are more like my seven daily activities. I try to check them all off at least once a day. All of them except gluttony; my trainer keeps that under control.

Since I am as evil as can be, I do need religion to offset my evilness!

I know I'm a sinner.

I was raised with fear of God, guilt over Jesus, and terror of the Devil.

I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.

Even though, there are many who describe themselves as Christian, most do not heed to God's word without subjectivity.

God-fearing people, once they're saved from their sins, they don't mind talking about it.

Protection against the influence of the devil comes through the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the good news that Jesus Christ has made a perfect Atonement for mankind.

It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple.

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

If Sunday is the Lord's day, then Saturday belongs to the Devil. It is the only night of the week when he gives out Free passes to the Late show at the Too Much Fun Club.

I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always try to be a better person in the eyes of God. But I'm not all of a sudden stepping up on a pedestal and saying I'm holier than thou, 'cause I'm not!

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.

I do believe in Christ, but I would not hold myself up as any paragon of virtue at all - far from it, really.