Pastoral Resources

Consider then, O man! whether there can be anything more wretched and poor, more naked and miserable, than man when he dies, if he be not clothed with Christ's righteousness, and enriched in his God.

For even these are no less bestowed on him of pure grace, than are righteousness and salvation themselves.

Since we have placed justification in the revelation of Jesus Christ formed and brought forth in the heart, there working his works of righteousness and bringing forth the fruits of the Spirit.

If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally - every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.

But seek till ye find, and, whatever ye find for the present, let your last act be to lay and leave yourselves on the righteousness of His Son, expecting life through His name, according to the promise of the Father.

I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment.

It is not enough to be delivered from sin; it is enough to be delivered to righteousness.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

I can say, Christ has been my only object; thank God, my righteousness too... Hold fast to Christ.

There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevation; which often cry down works, and men's own righteousness, and.

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

To believe in a just law of cause and effect, carrying with it a punishment or a reward, is to believe in righteousness.

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all your teaching.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America.

My future is righteousness.

Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders.