Quotes About Piety

Nothing is prettier, better, or holier in the sight of men than idolatry and godlessness adorned with hypocrisy and a show of piety. An evil deed in the sight of God, however, is one that is undertaken without faith and the Word, by our own efforts, however good and beautiful it may appear.

For whatever is said against a righteous man is said indirectly against God, who is in the righteous.

A. W. Tozer advirtió: "El corazón descuidado pronto será un corazón invadido por pensamientos mundanos; la vida descuidada pronto se convertirá en un caos moral".[2] Con la disminución de la influencia piadosa y el aumento de la mundana, Julia se transformó poco a poco en aquello a lo que estaba expuesta.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

The best use we can make of our worldly wealth is to honour God with it in works of piety and charity.

The tremendous judgments of God, executed on those that are daringly profane and atheistical, are intended as warnings to those who profess religion to take heed of every thing that has the least appearance of, or tendency towards, profaneness or atheism. Even

It is a great affront to God to jest with sacred things, particularly to make sport with the word and ordinances of God, or to treat them with lightness

so we must not come to worship God empty-hearted; our souls must be filled with grace, with pious and devout affections, holy desires towards him, and dedications of ourselves to him, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

Un hombre puede profesar religión y vivir en una forma de piedad en hipocresía. "Oíd esto, oh casa de Jacob, que son llamados por el nombre de Israel, y han salido de las aguas de Judá; que juran por el nombre del Señor, y hacen mención del Dios de Israel, pero no en la verdad, ni en la justicia".[138]

and believe in Me, so that they may be rightly

Our athiests are pious people.

What is the purpose of piety if there are no temptations to resist? Man is not God, his strength is the ability to restrain his own nature, so I thought, and if he has nothing to restrain, then what are his merits?

Jesus is dangerous to society, to the status quo, and to contemporary piety. This clarity of preaching cannot be allowed to continue. It is like a cold, a virus that infects all who suffer and who love under conditions that only worsen, in a world that blames those who are poor and do not live up to religious expectations.

An ethical atheist is infinitely more valuable than an unethical pious! What matters is whether you are ethical or not; your beliefs are utterly trivial beside this matter!

Now some people are of the opinion that they are altogether holy and perfect, and go around the place with big deeds and big words, and yet they strive for and desire so many things, they wish to possess so much and are so concerned both with themselves and with this thing and that. They assert that they are seeking great piety and devotion, and yet they cannot accept a single word of reproval without answering back. Be certain of this: they are far from God and are not in union with him.

Whoever wants to receive the body of our Lord does not need to scrutinize what they are feeling at the time or how great their piety or devotion is, but rather they should note the state of their will and attitude of mind. You should not place too much weight on your feelings but emphasize rather the object of your love and striving.

The Greek poets had praised virtue as taking several specific forms: wisdom; courage; moderation; justice; and piety.

God prefers a good atheist to a wicked believer.

Father Sergius nodded. "Yes, but not as a pious form of life that one puts on like an overcoat. Rather, he lives this mystery without thinking about it. It is not something he does; it is something he is.

Superabundant piety/righteousness (and its practices) is that form of life that enhances the individual and the community simultaneously.

These interpretations of Sor Juana's decision to join a religious order hold Sor Juana to feminine standards of piety. In other words, because Sor Juana did not express her faith in the manner typical of the women of her era (through mystical writing and mortification, for example), she is not interpreted as pious.

He preaches well that lives well.

Men i Herrens sted plasserte han seg selv. Og det var den verste formen for læstadianisme, den kaldeste, den mest nådeløse. Læstadianismen uten Gud.

What! Just because a rascal boldly duped you With pompous show of false austerity, Must you needs have it everybody's like him, And no one's truly pious nowadays?