Quotes about Ethics

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

An action will not be right unless the will be right for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right for from thence comes the will.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

The foundations of national morality must be laid in private families.

There is no greater guilt than the unneccessary war.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Not unlike Saul, many leaders in our homes, corporations, and churches are more concerned with their goals than with their offspring. Because of this attitude, these leaders view God's people as resources to serve their vision instead of seeing the vision as the vehicle to serve the people. The success of the vision justifies the cost of wounded lives and shattered people. Justice, mercy, integrity, and love are compromised for success. Decisions are based on money, numbers, and results.

The truth is we are defined by our actions, not by our intentions.

A minister or a Christian is what he lives, not what he preaches.

is good enough? In these times the terms good and God are seemingly synonymous. We believe that what is generally accepted as good must be aligned with God's will. Generosity, humility, and justice are good. Selfishness, arrogance, and cruelty are evil. The distinction seems pretty straightforward. But is that all there is to it? If good is so obvious, why does Hebrews 5:14 teach that we must have discernment to recognize it?