Quotes about Righteousness
Still I saw not how that righteousness, which good and holy men obeyed, did far more excellently and sublimely contain in one all those things which God commanded, and in no part varied; although in varying times it prescribed not every thing at once, but apportioned and enjoined what was fit for each.
— St. Augustine
Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth.
— George Bernard Shaw
The Saviour comes in the strength of righteousness. Righteousness is at the bottom of all things. Righteousness is thorough; it is the very spirit of unsparing truth.
— Phillips Brooks
Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.
— TB Joshua
In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Every person who confesses that Christ Jesus is Lord, repents of their sin and gives their heart to God is a child of God and belongs to Him. And in Christ, we are made right with God, we are His righteousness, and we have the power of Christ in us to live right.
— Joyce Meyer
Nations cannot endure in sin.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Those of you who love the Lord should hate evil.
— Dennis Prager
We do not want to have mercy for the things God has under judgment. We do not want to fall in the ditch on the otherside of unsanctified mercy.
— Rick Joyner
The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
— Booker T. Washington
In concrete terms, God is revealed in the cross of Christ who was abandoned by God. His grace is revealed in sinners. His righteousness is revealed in the unrighteous and in those without rights, and his gracious election in the damned. The
— Jurgen Moltmann