Christ Quote by R. C. Sproul

The law showeth unto us our sins, and maketh known unto us our miserable estate and wretchedness, and how that there is nothing good…

— Daniel Cawdry

“The law has the power to show us that we are not righteous; but it cannot give us the power to be righteous.”

— Timothy J. Keller

Laws must be justified by something more than the will of the majority. They must rest on the eternal foundation of righteousness.

— Amity Shlaes

Righteousness doesn't come from doing everything right. We're justified by putting our faith in Jesus Christ.

— Anonymous

“It might seem that righteousness means you have to live up to God’s standards, like when you are in school and have to do…

— Jessica Nicholas

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

— Matthew Arnold

“Of course, to attain righteousness by observing the law, people must keep the law perfectly (James 2:10), which no person is capable of doing.”

— Ron Rhodes

Since we are all naturally prone to hypocrisy, any empty semblance of righteousness is quite enough to satisfy us instead of righteousness itself.

— John Calvin

Righteousness has to do with the vertical standard that God gives us to please Him. Justice has to do with the horizontal expression of…

— Tony Evans

“In all religions, as in all legal systems. people find ways to skirt the rules. We obey the letter of the law without honoring…

— Sy Montgomery

One needs to be right before getting righteous.

— Walter Darby Bannard

“Legalism, is preparing your own righteousness for heaven, being ignorant of the broad scope of the righteousness of God that requires perfection in the…

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA