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Quotes About Righteousness

Faith is the means by which the righteousness of Christ is given to us.
~ R. C. Sproul
You can judge all you want but the only person that can judge me is god!
~ Unknown
There is never a right way to do a wrong thing.
~ Unknown
Wealthy are those who walk the path of righteousness.
~ Unknown
To live a meaningful life one needs to pursue something that is right, just and does not hurt others. Live your dream, share your passion. Being good is not enough, being just and good to a right cause makes you the best version of yourself.
~ Unknown
Live in such a good way that if the devil happened to come to your way, he would change his direction.
~ Unknown
When we experience unfairness, it is privilege and responsibility as followers of Christ to respond with honesty and integrity, doing what is right, just and fair.
~ Unknown
?Tis not for gain, for fame, from fear That righteous men injustice shun, And virtuous men hold virtue dear: An inward voice they seem to hear, Which tells them duty must be done.
~ Unknown
Rich presents, though profusely given, Are not so dear to righteous Heaven As gifts by honest gains supplied, Though small, which faith hath sanctified.
~ Unknown
A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.
~ Malcolm de Chazal
Wo Gottes Wort bei mir ist, finde ich in der Fremde meinen Weg, im Unrecht mein Recht, in der Ungewißheit meinen Halt, in der Arbeit meine Kraft, im Leiden die Geduld.
~ Unknown
up they rose As from unrest; and, each the other viewing, Soon found their eyes how opened, and their minds How darkened. Innocence, that, as a veil, Had shadowed them from knowing ill, was gone; Just confidence, and native righteousness, And honour, from about them, naked left To guilty shame; He covered, but his robe Uncovered more.
~ John Milton
This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus.
~ John Newton
It is a great thing to die; and, when flesh and a heart fail, to have God for the strength of our hearts, and our portion forever. I know whom I have believed, and he is able to keep that which I have committed against that great day. Hence forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, shall give me that day.
~ John Newton
God will justify us from our sins, but he will not justify the least sin in us: He is a God of purer eyes than to behold iniquity.
~ John Owen
God."—Mic. vi. 8.
~ John Owen
A truly gracious, praying frame (wherein we pray always) is utterly inconsistent with the love of or reserve for any sin. To
~ John Owen
Wherefore as condemnation is not the infusing of a habit of wickedness into him that is condemned, nor the making of him to be inherently wicked, who was before righteous, but the passing a sentence upon a man with respect to his wickedness; no more is justification the change of a person from inherent unrighteousness to righteousness, by the infusion of a principle of grace, but a sentential declaration of him to be righteous.
~ John Owen
It grieves me ofttimes to see poor souls, that have a zeal for God and a desire of eternal welfare, kept by such directors and directions under a hard, burdensome, outside worship and service of God, with many specious endeavours for mortification, in an utter ignorance of the righteousness of Christ, and unacquaintedness with his Spirit, all their days.
~ John Owen
The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy the right things — not merely industrious, but to love industry — not merely learned, but to love knowledge — not merely pure, but to love purity — not merely just, but to hunger and thirst after justice.
~ John Ruskin
A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he only ought to consider whether he is doing right or wrong.
~ John Steinbeck
a man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether he is doing right or wrong.
~ John Steinbeck
Why is there so much contention in our world?" Thus agitated, Morihei grabbed the tree and single-handedly moved it to its new location. Onisaburo happened to be present as well and said to Morihei, "That is the power of righteous indignation. Channel that tremendous force into the proper activity and you will accomplish wonderful things.
~ Unknown
You must believe in what you're doing, that what you're doing is the proper thing, the right thing. And you must have faith that things will end up as they should, which doesn't mean as you want them to, but things will work out as they should.
~ John Wooden