1 Thessalonians 5:22
Little sins multiplied, become great.
There is nothing less than a grain of sand--
yet there is nothing heavier than
the sand of the sea when multiplied.
Little sins are very dangerous!
A little leaven, leavens the whole lump.
A little knife, may kill.
A little leak in a ship, may sink it.
Though the scorpion is little--
yet will it sting a lion to death!
Just so, a little sin may at once
bar the door of Heaven, and open
the gates of Hell!
The least sin will damn us--
if not pardoned by the death of CHRIST!
"Flowers from a Puritan's Garden" 1883)
"Not only do great sins ruin the soul,
but lesser sins will do the same.
Dallying with temptation, leads
to sad consequences."
A small dagger thrust into the heart,
will give as deadly a wound as a huge
two-handed sword. Just so, a little sin
unrepented of, will be as fatal as
living in gross transgressions.
Death can hide in a drop, and ride
in a breath of air. Just so, our
greatest dangers lie hidden
in little things.The least sin
may be a very Pandemonium
in your heart. It may conceal a host
of evils, and a numerous hive of
mischiefs, each one storing great harm.
Believer, beware of little sins.
Watch and pray, lest you fall
by little by little.
LORD, save me from sins which call themselves little!
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GraceGems has published William Nicholson's helpful short article,
"Sinners Admonished to Return to GOD".
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