on sin

In Matthew 23:3 Jesus admonishes people to follow the teachings of religious leaders but not to imitate their actions, as they do not practice what they preach.

the divine comedy

While not everyone who appears in "Inferno" makes it to Heaven, Dante's vision of the afterlife includes the possibility of redemption for even the most sinful souls.

therapeutic breakthrough

"I'm not the worst of what I have done."
- Jay-Z

salvation or damnation

Hate the sin, not the sinner.

chicken or egg

"You wouldn't need church if you didn't have sin."
- Oprah

"I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

- King Lear

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success, sinner, comeback

Q: How many second chances does anyone deserve?

A: Isn't history loaded with people who have fallen and gotten up, fallen and gotten up, fallen and gotten up? As many chances as anyone is willing to take.