Top 747 Righteousness Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

Regret not that which is past; and trust not to thine own righteousness.

...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness.

Righteousness is on our side.

My trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, he is my righteousness.

I look at the Star of David as a symbol of righteousness.

Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can surrender conscience to another's keeping.

Peace springs from righteousness in the soul, from upright living.

The price of peace is righteousness.

Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness.

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it.

My future is righteousness.

God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.

Forgiveness is Truth itself. It is Righteousness, it is the Veda. It is the supreme virtue in this world.

Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.

What does rasta mean? Righteousness.

I am convinced that...in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship.

It is the "try" that is more often counted for righteousness and not the success or failure.

Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines.

Righteousness is easy in retrospect.

When the great Tao is abandoned, benevolence and righteousness arise.

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

It is not righteousness to outrage

Whoever seeks honor [by marrying a woman] will be tested with lowliness, and whoever seeks wealth [by marrying a woman] will be tested with poverty, but whoever looks for righteousness [in a woman], then Allah would combine both honor and wealth with righteousness for him in her.

No matter what the cause, even though it be to conquer with tanks and planes and modern artillery some defenseless black population, there will be no lack of poets and preachers and essayists and philosophers to invent the necessary reasons and gild the infamy with righteousness. To this righteousness there is, of course, never an adequate reply. Thus a war to end poverty becomes an unanswerable enterprise. For who can decently be for poverty? To even debate whether the war will end poverty becomes an exhibition of ugly pragmatism and the sign of an ignoble mind.

God's righteousness and His unchangeable law make Christianity a stumbling block for many. Organizations and individuals carry a political and moral agenda that aims to remove all obstacles to their sin. Their goal is to 'break God's bands asunder and cast away His cords.' They counsel together to rid themselves of the law of God; anyone who preaches the gospel or stands for righteousness stands in the way of their agenda.

God’s wrath is his righteousness reacting against unrighteousness.

The Spiritual disciplines are wisdom and not righteousness.

The eternal not ourselves that makes for righteousness.

An humble soul looks upon Christ's righteousness as his only crown.

Righteousness has never precluded adversity.

Fight if you must on the path of righteousness and God will be with you.

Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.

Grace does not overlook sin, it empowers righteousness!

Let Christ's righteousness and grace, not yours, be your refuge.

Real faith invariably produces holiness of heart and righteousness of life.

Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.

Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

What important is man should live in righteousness, in natural love for mankind.

Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.

The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.

Grace cannot be confused with righteousness. Grace is receiving what we do not deserve; mercy is not receiving what we do deserve. Righteousness, on the other hand, includes what most of us would consider difficult matters, such as punishment, correction and judgment. It also includes what most of us would consider positive matters, such as the fruit of the Spirit.

Remember God has accepted us. The gospel of grace is a message of breathtaking freedom. It must be embraced with faith and thanksgiving. You are thoroughly accepted just as you are. Jesus Christ is your righteousness and he is never going to change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you wake tomorrow, he will still be your righteousness, before you have done anything to enjoy God's favour. You have to earn nothing. Your spirit needs to bask in the brilliant sunlight of this reality. You need to know it inwardly and celebrate it on a daily basis.

When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.

Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable.

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

People are submissive to power, and few of them can be influenced by doctrines of righteousness.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

It's better to gather in righteousness than fellowship with darkness.

God will begin to prosper you, for money always follows righteousness.

This is that mystery which is rich in divine grace unto sinners: wherein by a wonderful exchange, our sins are no longer ours but Christ's; and the righteousness of Christ is not Christ's but ours. He has emptied himself of his righteousness that he might clothe us in it, and fill us with it: and he has taken our evils upon himself that he might deliver us from them.

You can drift into sin, but not into righteousness.

A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.

Self-righteousness in retrospect is easy--also cheap.

Redemption is prior to righteousness. You cannot be righteous until you are first redeemed.