Quote by John Newton Download Open image ““Self-righteousness can feed upon doctrines—as well as upon works!”” — John Newton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves. — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
“I maintain no doctrines of my own; what I preach are the doctrines of Christ, and for those I will forfeit my blood, and… — John Foxe Copy Share Image
“Then we realized that your Kind like to make laws. Like to decree what's what, and whether it's good or not. And the world,… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments. — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
“Deeds are divine, not doctrines. Actions are religious, not creeds.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“Being righteous is not all that complicated; it means doing what is right. We have to have a passion to do what is right.” — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul.” — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
“Righteous people fulfill God’s commands and work for the wholeness and justice of their community.” — Jessica Nicholas Copy Share Image
We have no clear ideas of the agency of [demonic] spirits, nor is it necessary. The Scripture says little to satisfy our curiosity; but… — John Newton Copy Share Image
I compare the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bundle of sticks, far too large… — John Newton Copy Share Image
Time, by moments, steals away, First the hour, and then the day; Small the daily loss appears, Yet it soon amounts to years — John Newton Copy Share Image
Whether men are pleased or not, we will, we must, worship the Lamb that was slain. — John Newton Copy Share Image
If two angels were sent down from heaven,--one to conduct an empire, and the other to sweep a street,--they would feel no inclination to… — John Newton Copy Share Image
A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us. — John Newton Copy Share Image
By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes His glory to pass before the soul that seeks Him… — John Newton Copy Share Image
“The weapons of our warfare, and which alone are powerful to break down the strongholds of error, are not carnal, but spiritual. They are… — John Newton Copy Share Image
If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from God, one to go down and rule earth’s grandest empire, the… — John Newton Copy Share Image
If it were possible for me to alter any part of his plan, I could only spoil it. — John Newton Copy Share Image