To Resign Oneself To Sin Is To Give Up

"To resign oneself to sin and sorrow, to ignorance and suffering, is to say in effect,

"I give up;

I am defeated;

life is evil, and I submit."

Such resignation to evil is the reverse of religion.

It is a direct denial of good;

it elevates evil to the position of supreme power in the universe.

Such submission to evil shows itself in a selfish and sorrowful life;

a life alike devoid of strength against temptation, and of that joy and calm which are the manifestation of a mind that is dominated by good.

Man is not formed for perpetual resignation and sorrow, but for final victory and joy.

All the spiritual laws of the universe are with the good man, for good preserves and shields.

There are no laws of evil.

Its nature is destructive and desolation."

James Allen