# “Sin is self-abuse” by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

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- Published: 2007-09-21T01:33:15-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“Sin hurts other people and grieves God, but it also _corrodes_ us. Sin is a form
of self-abuse.”

–Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., _[Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802842186?tag=toletaupanre-20)_(
Grand Rapids, Mi.: Eerdmans, 1995), p. 124.

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