Best Good Works Quotes
134 Good Works quotes by 105 unique authors
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If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry.
— Martin Luther
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We must come to good works by faith, and not to faith by good works.
— William Gurnall
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I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.
— Martha Stewart
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Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow,…
— Michael Bloomberg
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Good works are the seals and proofs of faith; for even as a letter must have a seal to strengthen the same, even so faith…
— Martin Luther
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Man unquestionably has impressive powers... But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effects of our sins without the…
— Dallin H. Oaks
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Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God;…
— William Penn
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The whole Bible is the story of men and women trying to get back to God, to overcome that sin with sacrifices, good works, sermons,…
— Keith Miller
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And all of a sudden, all of my sins came before me. Everything I had ever done wrong that I had forgotten about years ago…
— Billy Graham
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Without doubt the emphasis in Christian teaching today should be on worship. There is little danger that we shall become merely worshipers and neglect the…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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It takes a lot of weapons to do good works (as Richard the Lionhearted could have told us). And this is not just a Somali…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes it pleased Thee…
— Ludwig van Beethoven
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True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. Those who trust in their own righteousness for conversion hide…
— George Whitefield
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On the last day, God will not acquit us because our good works were good enough, but he will look for evidence that our good…
— Kevin DeYoung
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Charity is the root of all good works.
— Saint Augustine
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The good works that really matter require the help of heaven. And the help of heaven requires working past the point of fatigue so far…
— Henry B. Eyring
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In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative…
— Isidore of Seville
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That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.
— Teresa of Avila
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There is no inconsistency in saying that God rewards good works, provided we understand that nevertheless men obtain eternal life gratuitously.
— John Calvin
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Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
— Benedict of Nursia
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We put pride into everything like salt. We like to see that our good works are known. If our virtues are seen, we are pleased;…
— John Vianney
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And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that…
— Greg Laurie
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We need art as much as we need good works. You need it like food. You need it for inspiration, to keep going on the…
— Meryl Streep
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We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness.
— Rick Warren
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For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of…
— Krista Tippett
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