Those who hope for purity and righteousness always try and destroy that which disturbs them. They think the disturbance comes from outside… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Many have been deceived by outward appearances and have proceeded to write and teach about good works and how they justify without… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others are those… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us… The old "manifest destiny" idea… — Francis John McConnell Copy Share Image
[Jews are] murderers of the Lord, assassins of the prophets, rebels against God, God haters,... advocates of the devil, race of vipers,… — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
Do not all theists insist that there can be no morality, no justice, honesty or fidelity without the belief in a Divine… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Categorical condemnation is the hatred of the mob. It makes cowards brave. And there is nothing more fearful than a religious mob,… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go,… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures… — Kabir Copy Share Image
“God has given us the DNA of righteousness. We are saints. Nothing we do will make us more righteous than we already… — John S. Lynch Copy Share Image
“I am the true God; I am the living God, the eternal King. I am the Most High over all the earth;… — Zhang Yun Copy Share Image
Country people tend to consider that they have a corner on righteousness and to distrust most manifestations of cleverness, while people in… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
Calamity, war, famine, plague, death, adversity, disease, injury do not necessarily produce repentance. We may become better in a calamity but it… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His… — John Wycliffe Copy Share Image
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To be justified means more than to be declared "not guilty." It actually means to be declared righteous before God. It means… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is… — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Copy Share Image
Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today)… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The truth is, the secular world isn't too enamored with Jesus. And they're not too enamored with someone who is leading people… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
Ah! the best righteousness of our man-of-war world seems but an unrealized ideal, after all; and those maxims which, in the hope… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
When we put too much hope in a candidate or a party we set ourselves up for disappointment. When I see a… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“The author compares the struggles of Martin Luther with the prevailing doctrine that a little genuine effort on our part results in… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
The love of God again makes us free, for it draws us to set a low value on those things wherein we… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
Righteousness, or justice, is, undoubtedly of all the virtues, the surest foundation on which to create and establish a new state. But… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It's okay that your parents aren't perfect; no one's are. And it's okay that they didn't have any perfect children either; no… — Ardeth Kapp Copy Share Image
The new creation is created after God in righteousness and true holiness. The new man is after God, like God, godlike, complete… — Benny Hinn Copy Share Image
How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder… But… — Adin Ballou Copy Share Image
In short, there are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear; on… — Edmund Ezra Day Copy Share Image
If the words of God are uttered merely as verbal expressions, and their message is not rooted in the virtuous way of… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Each day the forces of evil and the forces of good enlist new recruits. Each day we personally make many decisions showing… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure. It seems that the spirit of religious self-righteousness… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Some relate . . . that the eagle tries the eyes of her young by turning them to the sun; which if… — John Owen Copy Share Image
My will shall be done regardless of the flaws in thy life, if ye count upon the power of My righteousness. I… — Frances J Roberts Copy Share Image
The God of Israel is King of kings and Lord of lords... He know, and foreknows, all things, and his foreknowledge is… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
It is our hope, that men in proportion as they grow more enlightened, will learn to hold their theories and their creeds… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
"Sinner" is a present-tense description of everyone, including those who have put their faith in Christ. Of course, those who have called… — Edward T Welch Copy Share Image
But let us emphasize that right and wrong, righteousness and sin, are not dependent upon man's interpretations, conventions and attitudes. Social acceptance… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
All other great men are valued for their lives; He, above all, for His death, around which mercy and truth, righteousness and… — Edward Thomson Copy Share Image
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