True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. Those who trust in their own righteousness… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
Whether this will prove a blessing or a curse, will depend upon the use our people will make of the blessings which… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
God revealed himself through the Law, which pointed to Christ as its end and goal, commanded the obedience that comes from faith,… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I'm not getting it all sorted, she worried. I'm not getting it right. You are brilliant, the Voice reassured her. It is… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
Tomorrow these villagers would carry their secret icons into the church without any priest and light the candles themselves, moving together in… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's… — Jim Wright Copy Share Image
Not till we come to a simple reliance on the blood and mediation of the Saviour, shall we know what it is… — Thomas Chalmers Copy Share Image
Jesus is not your accuser. He’s not your prosecutor. He’s not your judge. He’s your friend and your rescuer. Like Zacchaeus, just… — Judah Smith Copy Share Image
Whoever seeks honor [by marrying a woman] will be tested with lowliness, and whoever seeks wealth [by marrying a woman] will be… — Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah Copy Share Image
The price of peace is righteousness. Men and nations may loudly proclaim, 'Peace, peace,' but there shall be no peace until individuals… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward… — Israel Shenker Copy Share Image
Belief, humble belief, is the foundation of all righteousness and the beginning of spiritual progression. It goes before good works, opens the… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
To worship the Lord is to stand valiantly in the cause of truth and righteousness, to let our influence for good be… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Justice - there is an air of nobility about the word. It calls to mind other words like equity, fairness, and truth.… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The saints are sinners still. Our best tears need to be wept over, the strongest faith is mixed with unbelief, our most… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, I write a lot of angry stuff, but then I don't want to be a finger-pointer -… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
Come away, my dear brethren, fly, fly, fly for your lives to Jesus Christ; fly to a bleeding God, fly to a… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
I saw, moreover, that it was not my good frame of heart that made my righteousness better, nor my bad frame that… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
But the greatest menace to our civilization today is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness - each system only too… — Herbert Butterfield Copy Share Image
It is impossible to draw near to God without sorrows, without which human righteousness cannot remain unchanged... If you desire virtue, than… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men.… — Bhartrhari Copy Share Image
Remember this-all the sighing, mourning, sobbing, and complaining in the world, does not so undeniably evidence a man to be humble, as… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
The first step to walking in righteousness is simply to try. We must try to believe. Try to learn of God: read… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Almost all religions provide opportunities for human beings to convince themselves of their own righteousness, to speak in the name of God,… — Stephen Prothero Copy Share Image
In a sense it (Christianity) creates, rather than solves, the problem of pain, for pain would be no problem unless side by… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
For godliness is not the consequence of your capacity to imitate God, but the consequence of His capacity to reproduce Himself in… — W. Ian Thomas Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit never convicts (Christians) of your sins. He never comes to point out your faults…. It does not take a… — Joseph Prince Copy Share Image
The human species was too fond of lying, cheating, envy, ignorance, self-pity, self-righteousness, and utopian visions that always led to mass murder-but… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“Man is not defiled by his impurities. It is the other man pointing out his impurities to him, whom he is defiled… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“The problem with self righteousness is that it seems almost impossible to recognize in ourselves. We will own up to almost any… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
In all your course, walk with God and follow Christ as a little, poor, helpless child, taking hold of Christ's hand, keeping… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“There is no righteousness that makes us right with God except for the righteousness of Christ. But for those who have been… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Human-heartedness is man's mind. Righteousness is man's path. How sad that he abandons that path and does not rely on it; that… — Mencius Copy Share Image
“For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; the… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
Love means total interest; love means total creativity; love means total input. Who has that for you? Who has given you values?… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
What will it cost [a person] to be a true Christian? It will cost him his self-righteousn ess. He must cast away… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
God has overlooked the times of such ignorance, yet now he is telling mankind that they should all everywhere repent. Because he… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
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