RIGHTEOUSNESS QUOTES
quotations about righteousness
The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armour of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.
JOHN DOS PASSOS
The 42nd Parallel
Gray hair is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of righteousness.
KING SOLOMON
Proverbs 16:31
More evil gets done in the name of righteousness than any other way.
GLEN COOK
Dreams of Steel
Righteousness is the truth revealed and working in you.
SHERRY K. WHITE
Walking in the Father's Riches: The Prosperity of Sonship
Desire of righteousness is preceded by repentance, accompanied by humility, and followed by works of mercy.
GAULTIER
attributed, Day's Collacon
If a man perfectly righteous should come upon earth, he would find so much opposition that he would be imprisoned, reviled, scourged, and in fine crucified by such, who, though they were extremely wicked, would yet pass for righteous men.
PLATO
Plato's Divine Dialogues
You comb your hair to
Hide your lying eyes
You're righteous, so righteous, SO RIGHTEOUS
You're always so right oh man
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
"The Last Stop"
You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.
THOMAS KINKADE
A Beacon in the Night
If I pursue righteousness, I will not attain righteousness; but if I give up on trying to be righteous and rather look to Christ by faith, righteousness will be produced in my life as a natural byproduct of my relationship with Him.
TY GIBSON
"95 THESES For the Continuing Reformation", Adventist Review, November 16, 2017
Righteousness is the God-given ability to stand in the presence of God without any sense of guilt, condemnation, shame, or unworthiness and to stand in the presence of Satan without any sense of inferiority, weakness, fear, or cowardice. Righteousness is to be legally brought into a right relationship and standing with God that will last forever. Righteousness is part of our salvation in Christ and rests upon God's act of justification, where he legally declared us free from the penalty of sin and judicially delivered us from everything that stands in the way of us being declared righteous.
TIMOTHY ROWE
The Magnificent Goodness of God and How It Will Transform Your Life
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
JESUS
Matthew 5:6
Seeking truth and goodness and righteousness is part of the quest for wisdom. The more this quest is part of our lives, the more vigilant we will be, and the more active will be our discipleship.
JOSEPH PRIOR
"With eyes and hearts open, we await the Lord's return in peace", Catholic Philly, November 10, 2017
Any Sodom could be saved by ten righteous men.
HORACE MANN
Thoughts
Righteousness is immortal and invincible. On the other hand, sin is a mighty tyrant who subdues all men. This tyrant pounces on Christ. But Christ's righteousness is unconquerable. The result is inevitable. Sin is defeated and righteousness triumphs and reigns forever.
NATHAN RINNE
"Jesus Became Sin", Patheos, October 13, 2017
The unrighteous are condemned by themselves before they are condemned by God.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE
Moral and Religious Aphorisms
If you don't have a righteous objective, eventually you will suffer. When you do the right thing for the right reason, the right result awaits.
CHIN-NING CHU
The Art of War for Women
If your own sense of rightness replaces everything else, including God, then that's when we allow self to enter righteousness and crowd out God's righteousness and we lose the ability to know the difference between divine wisdom and human opinion; between what is right and what is wrong.
MARTHA LEMASTERS
"The difference between divine wisdom and human opinion", TCPalm, July 19, 2017
Inner righteousness is a gift from God to be graciously received. The needed change within is God's work, not ours. The demand is for an inside job, and only God can work from the inside. We cannot attain or earn this righteousness of the kingdom of God; it is a grace that is given.
RICHARD J. FOSTER
Celebration of Discipline
When righteous desires back up your motivation, you'll find that your inner gas tank will always have fuel to spare. Brick walls cannot stand in your way, detours cannot get you off track, and road construction will not make you turn around and head back. Your strength will surprise you, and whatever it is that your heart desires will eventually be accomplished.
LINDSEY RIETZSCH
Successful Failures: Recognizing the Divine Role that Opposition Plays in Life's Quest for Success
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
BIBLE
1 John 2:29