John Calvin
Theologian, Reformer
"We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own."
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Righteousness
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Judah Smith
Pastor
"Our righteousness doesn't depend on our present performance but on Jesus' finished performance."
John Newton
Clergyman, Hymn Writer
"This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus."
Mencius
Philosopher
"So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness."
Martin Luther
Theologian
"Let Christ's righteousness and grace, not yours, be your refuge."
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"Our works do not generate righteousness, rather our righteousness in Christ generates works."
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"A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good."
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"Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic."
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"There is always the fear of self-righteousness possessing us, the fear of arrogating to ourselves a superiority that we do not possess."
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"Righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead."
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"If I have to choose between peace and righteousness, I'll choose righteousness."
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"Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice."
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"Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none."
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"To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness"
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"Righteousness exalteth a nation."
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"One thing, and only one thing, is necessary for Christian life, righteousness, and freedom. That one thing is the most holy Word of God, the gospel of Christ."
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"It is not enough to be delivered from sin; it is enough to be delivered to righteousness."
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"Bigotry is an odd thing. To be bigoted you have to be absolutely sure you are right and nothing makes that surety and righteousness like continence. Continence is the foe of heresy."
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"It is not righteousness to outrage"
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"Unless we ardently and prayerfully devote ourselves to Christ's righteousness we do not only faithlessly revolt from our Creator, but we also abjure him as our Savior."
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"...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness."
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