Quotes About Integrity

Being" is far more important than "doing." When we are what we should be inside, we will bring forth fruit.

How often do we lie simply because we are trying to build ourselves up in the eyes of others? How often do we gossip because we want to appear "in the know,"or because we are trying to make ourselves appear better than someone else? The Bible's command is clear: ["Have regard for good things in the sight of all men" (Romans 12:17 NKJV)].

It is important to realize that a person with the gift of discernment can often tell the difference between what is of God and what is not. Such a person can often point out false teachings or false teachers—he has an almost uncanny ability to perceive hypocrisy, shallowness, deceit, or phoniness.

There are things which money cannot buy; which no music can bring; which no social position can claim; which no personal influence can assure; and which no eloquence can command.

If we are at peace with this world, it may be because we have sold out to it and compromised with it.

Daniel and his companions were tempted to forsake their godly heritage but they refused. They even faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise.

Too many Christian TV and radio programs have been geared to please, entertain, and gain the favor of the world. The temptation is to compromise, to make the gospel more appealing and attractive.

Christ needs people today who are made of martyr stuff! Dare to take a strong, uncompromised stand for Him.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

You cannot build a superstructure on a cracked foundation.

Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.

The fact that immorality is rampant throughout the nation doesn't make it right!

It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.

Many parents preach to their children but do not set good examples. Parents want the children to do as they say, not as they do.

He who prays as he ought, will endeavor to live as he prays.

God and God's Word are inseparable.

If our children grow up with no understanding of right and wrong . . .no desire to live with integrity . . . no faith in God . . .their souls will be impoverished and they will miss life's highest good.

Before one can know what is right and wrong, he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right.

If the truth scares you, know that it is your guilty conscience reacting to Truth.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, in small things as well as in big things.

One of the Christian's responsibilities in following Christ is to have a new attitude toward work. So many young people want Christ without responsibility . . . whatever work a Christian does . . . he should do his best.

It seems to me there's an awful lot of trouble in the world that somehow wouldn't exist if all the people who sing such songs went and lived them out.

A few years ago, honesty was the hallmark of a man of good character. But it's been set aside for an "It's all right if you don't get caught" philosophy.

It is unfair to attribute virtues beyond a person's true character.