Quotes about Character

Though the power for godly character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.

Holiness and usefulness are linked together.

You may have sought and tried to obtain instant godliness. There is no such thing....We want somebody to give us three easy steps to godliness, and we'll take them next Friday and be godly. The trouble is, godliness doesn't come that way. ~Jay Adams~

God is serious about holiness in the lives of His people, and He will discipline us to attain it.

It might be good if we stopped using the terms "victory" and "defeat" to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms "obedience" and "disobedience.

In all of our thoughts, all of our actions, in every part of our character, the ruling principle that motivates and guides us should be the desire to follow Christ in doing the will of the Father.

We tend to think of God as being like us.

First, we should never use the doctrine as an excuse for our own shortcomings.

Holiness is the perfection of all His other attributes: His power is holy power; His mercy is holy mercy; His wisdom is holy wisdom. It is His holiness more than any other attribute that makes Him worthy of.

It is by men's being formed to a right way of thinking, that they are formed to a right way of feeling and acting with regard to this world and the next—to God, and our brethren of mankind.

To say a person is morally bankrupt is to say he or she is completely devoid of any decent moral qualities.

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.