Edwin Louis Cole on Lust and the Consequences of Sin

„The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious appetite, inflamed with eroticism, demanding more indulgence more often until a degenerative spiral captures the soul and drags us on a never ending descent into deeper patterns of immorality and illicit behaviour... Lust goes beyond the sexual. Lust can show itself in a variety of forms: covetousness, gluttony, drunkeness, power hunger, or unbridled ambition, to name a few“

Edwin Louis ColeEdwin Louis Cole reflects on lust, sin, and the possible consequences of unchecked desire from a religious and philosophical perspective.

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Edwin Louis Cole was the founder of the Christian Men's Network, a religious organization supporting Christian men and fathers.

A religious-philosophical quotation about the broader meaning of lust and the possible consequences of unchecked desire.

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Edwin Louis Cole (1922–2002) was an American pastoral counselor and author, known as the founder of the Christian Men's Network. He wrote several books and delivered lectures aimed at empowering men in their Christian faith and roles.

Inspirational quote about temptation, sin, and consequences by Edwin Louis Cole

7. August 2019

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"Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences of sin. Remorse and regret cannot compensate for sin....though sins can be forgiven immediately - the consequences can last a lifetime" Edwin Louis Cole

Inspirational quote about greed and dissatisfaction by Erich Fromm

1. August 2023

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"Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction." Erich Fromm

Quote about two forms of power, oppression and seduction, by Gerald Hüther

1. April 2026

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"There are, after all, two ways of exercising power, so to speak. One is the old way, the one we all know: oppression. We saw that under Stalinism and the like. And then, here in the West, I’ve come to know another form that I hadn’t really thought about before. That is seduction. Seduction is something truly insidious. Because at least you can defend yourself against paternalism and tyranny. Then you remain a subject. It may crush you; it may kill you. You may have to spend your whole life under terrible conditions. But you remain a subject. You can say: “I am, here I stand, I cannot do otherwise.” Someone who has been seduced stands there and has no idea where they are. They protect their seducers. “Oh, then we can’t take our next vacation on a cruise ship after all. And how are we supposed to manage now that gas keeps getting more expensive?”—that’s how the demands of the seduced person come across. And someone like that will, of course, always contribute to maintaining the system of seduction. And that’s why turning people into the seduced is a much surer way of securing power than oppressing them. The Church, by the way, knew this all along." Gerald Hüther