Righteousness Quotes

582 Righteousness quotes by 377 unique authors

If the words of God are uttered merely as verbal expressions, and their message is not rooted in the virtuous way of life of those… — Maximus the Confessor
He who asks to receive his daily bread does not automatically receive it in its fullness as it is in itself: he receives it according… — Maximus the Confessor
Blessed is he who like Joshua (cf. Josh. 10:12-13) keeps the Sun of righteousness from setting in himself throughout the whole day of his present… — Maximus the Confessor
The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the… — Emmeline Pankhurst
When I first saw tap dancing, I immediately got it: the righteousness of being able to make so much noise with your feet! — Shalom Harlow
If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded. — Solomon
Beware of self-righteousness. The black devil of licentiousness destroys his hundreds, but the white devil of self-righteousness destroys his thousands. — Charles Spurgeon
The saints are sinners still. Our best tears need to be wept over, the strongest faith is mixed with unbelief, our most flaming love is… — Charles Spurgeon
Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven.… — R C Sproul
Human self-righteousness denies the need for the saving, enabling grace of Christ. Human righteousness embraces the cruelest of Satan's lies, that a person can be… — Paul David Tripp
If we think we are usually good, then God is usually irrelevant... Such thinking ignores the depths of sin in my own heart, and, in… — Edward T Welch
"Sinner" is a present-tense description of everyone, including those who have put their faith in Christ. Of course, those who have called Jesus "Lord" are… — Edward T Welch
Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins. — J C Ryle
Self-righteousness exclaims, "I will not be saved in God's way; I will make a new road to heaven; I will not bow before God's grace;… — Charles Spurgeon
So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own… — John Gerstner
No wonder if such persons look upon imputed righteousness as the shadow of a dream, who esteem those things which evidence its necessity to be… — John Owen
Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was… — Josephus
There is nothing in either savage or civilized history that is more utterly complete, more remorselessly sweeping than the Father of MercyÂ´s campaign among the… — Mark Twain
I know that every difficulty we face in life, even those that come from our own negligence or even transgression, can be turned by the… — Richard G. Scott
The passive righteousness of faith frees me from passing final judgment on myself. — Tullian Tchividjian

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