Quotes About Righteousness

The road of righteousness starts with faith.

It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.

A heart filled with faith, hope, and love leads to a righteous, obedient life.

Doing what's right should be easy. It shouldn't be just another big mess like everything else.

Oh yes. It was well worth it, doing things the proper way.

Wrong things never lead to success. If a man acts wrongly and succeeds, that is not the way. Without the Lethani there is no true success.

Por qué? Porque el orgullo nos hace hacer cosas extrañas, y porque la generosidad debe recompensarse con generosidad. Pero sobre todo porque me pareció lo correcto, y eso ya es razón suficiente.

And some folk need killing. That's all there is to it.

Por quê? Porque o orgulho é uma coisa estranha, e porque a generosidade merece ser retribuída com generosidade. Mas foi sobretudo por me parecer a coisa certa, e essa é uma razão suficiente.

Por quê? Porque o orgulho é uma coisa estranha, e porque a generosidade merece ser retribuída com generosidade. Mas foi sobretudo por me parece a coisa certa, e essa é uma razão suficiente.

Doing the right thing causes us to stand taller, dance more often, and step into life with more confidence.

The phrase here, "For John came to you in the way of righteousness," speaks of the work of John the Baptist, the last High Priest of the Old Testament (Matthew 11:13), who passed-on all the sins of the world onto Jesus by baptism. Why do you think tax collectors and the harlots believed in the baptism of Jesus where John the Baptist passed-on the sins of the world onto Jesus?

By being baptized by John the Baptist Jesus fulfilled all righteousness, shouldering all these sins and carrying them to the Cross.

Those of you who from now on know the gospel of the water and the Spirit, understand it and believe in it with the heart are all righteous.

If you believe that all your sins have been passed-onto Jesus, you will be called 'the righteous', because you are without sin by faith, and only the righteous who believe this will go to Heaven according to the law of the grace of God.

SHINE JESUS - I have found, the more we point others to Jesus... the more His radiance shines through us. "Those who are wise will shine like the brightest of heavens, and those who turn many to righteousness will shine like stars forever and ever." Daniel 12:3

We're not only held captive by our sin, but also by the delusion of our righteousness. Resting in God's grace isn't just about confessing your sin; it's about forsaking your righteousness as well.

You'll never celebrate grace as much as you should when you think you're more righteous than you actually are.

Perhaps before you start confessing your sin you should first confess your righteousness.

When you forget mercy, you name yourself as righteous and deserving, and you live an entitled and demanding life.

This is the good news of the gospel. Peace came. Peace lived. Peace died. Peace rose again. Peace reigns on your behalf. Peace indwells you by the Spirit. Peace graces you with everything you need. Peace convicts, forgives, and delivers you. Peace will finish his work in you. Peace will welcome you into glory, where Peace will live with you in peace and righteousness forever. Peace isn't a faded dream. No, Peace is real. Peace is a person, and his name is Jesus.

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers" (Prov. 15:28).

If you aren't daily admitting to yourself that you are a mess and in daily and rather desperate need for forgiving and transforming grace, and if the evidence around has not caused you to abandon your confidence in your own righteousness, then you are going to give yourself to the work of convincing yourself that you are okay.

your alarm that is your conscience only sounds based on the standard that your heart has surrendered to. This means that a good and godly moral value system will all your conscience to function properly, but a bad and self-centered moral value system will mean that your conscience will do you harm.