Chapters Quote by John Calvin

The righteousness which is by faith in Christ is a loving heart and a loving life, which every man will long to lead who…

— Charles Kingsley

“Righteousness is faith in motion. It is the work of faith. The faith we have is expressed by the things we do. When we…

— Adam Houge

...a man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and…

— John Calvin

When God's righteousness is mentioned in the gospel, it is God's action of declaring righteous the unrighteous sinner who has faith in Jesus Christ.…

— Martin Luther

I think, that a man never passes the verge of moral humility, till self-righteousness be dethroned, till the high and towering imaginations of the…

— Ebenezer Erskine

The Gospel declares those who believe righteous and saved.

— Martin Chemnitz

The gospel is saying that, what man cannot do in order to be accepted with God, this God Himself has done for us in…

— Graeme Goldsworthy

“Therefore our righteousness is Christ Himself, Who imputes all His own merits to us. Truly faith is the instrument by which we are bound…

— John Thomas

“By faith we proclaim that we are "justified". By His sinless sacrifice Jesus declares and makes us "righteous" by giving us His very own…

— John Paul warren

“Scripture is also clear that it is not by works of righteousness we have done but by God’s mercy that He saves us.”

— Tim LaHaye

But there remains the question: what righteousness really is. The method and secret and sweet reasonableness of Jesus.

— Matthew Arnold

“The Law saith, Where is thy righteousness, goodness, and satisfaction? The Gospel saith, Christ is thy righteousness, goodness, and satisfaction.”

— Patrick Hamilton