Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem - for purely religious purposes, of course - to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religious individuals often focus heavily on sin and moral failings, perhaps more so than those outside their faith.
- In plain terms
- People of faith seem to know more about wrongdoing than non-believers.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious scrutiny often targets sin intensely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does this observation apply broadly?
- How does faith shape moral focus?
Another view
Not all religious people focus on sin equally.
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