And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith. (Soren Kierkegaard)

And this is one of the most crucial definitions for the whole of Christianity; that the opposite of sin is not virtue but faith.

Soren Kierkegaard

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