I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they...

True freedom is the gift of the Spirit, the result of grace: but, precisely because it is freedom FOR as well as freedom FROM, it isn’t simply a matter of being forced now to be...

I am now convinced that we have recently become possessed of experimental evidence of the discrete or grained nature of matter, which the atomic hypothesis sought in vain for hundreds and thousands of years. The...

Before there could be any permanent reformation the people must be led to feel their utter inability in themselves to render obedience to God.

I have no doubt that your acceptance of Christ coincided with some very positive changes in your life. Perhaps you now love other people in a way that you never imagined possible. You may even...

It is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions.

I’m in good shape. That shape is round.

Sin is the transgression of the law, the death of Christ is the satisfaction of the law, justification is the verdict of the law, and sanctification is the believer’s fulfillment of the law.

After so many years even the fire of passion dies, and with it what was believed the light of the truth. Who of us is able to say now whether Hector or Achilles was right,...

My head is a prison I’ve been locked in from the start,So if I’m treated like a criminal I might as well play the part.(attrib: E. Tancarville)

Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established.

It was only by faith in Christ that they could secure pardon of sin and receive strength to obey God’s law. They must cease to rely upon their own efforts for salvation, they must trust...

Better exert power than justify it!

It is through justification of one’s actions that a completely guiltless life is possible.

There is more experience on the field of justification than on the camp of training. Sometimes, you got to take actions to learn more.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

I’m afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not even justification by good works or by a combination of faith...

We shall be judged according to our works – this is why we are exhorted to do good works. The Bible assuredly knows nothing of those qualms about good works, by which we only try...

There really has not been justification for the dollar rally to happen exclusively versus the euro, especially because euro zone data has been kind of positive and Japanese data has kind of languished in a...

If you punish them, they are your slaves and if you forgive them they are your brothers.

The velocity of light is one of the most important of the fundamental constants of Nature. Its measurement by Foucault and Fizeau gave as the result a speed greater in air than in water, thus...

Countries have no justification for secrecy.

When God justifies a sinner everything in God is on the sinner’s side.

Predestination therefore, as it regards the thing itself, is the Decree of the good pleasure of God in Christ, by which He resolved within Himself from all eternity, to justify, adopt, and endow with everlasting...

A truly honorable person, would never convince another to stray, from their personal pursuit of honor. No, only one lacking this noble quality would try to justify and market, an existence without it.

They are obviously making the case to tighten. There is no justification to speed up or slow down. We will end the year with rates at 4 percent or 4.25 percent. It depends on whether...

Justification is the new creation of the new man, and sanctification his preservation until the day of Jesus Christ.

There can be no excuse or justification for harming a person whose only goal was to serve the cause of peace and justice for people of all faiths.

A hundred words put together to formulate an excuse will never resolve a conflict, political justifications are silly lies.

Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.

Survival justifies any means.

She’s flat out wrong. The only justification for special taxes is to pay for administrative costs. The U.S. Supreme Court has said that First Amendment businesses can’t be singled out for special taxes.

We have limited resources, unlimited vulnerability, and a flexible adversary. There are many cities that can make a good justification, but our limited resources have to be spent wisely.

Unable to penetrate to the secret place of his soul where his motives lay hidden, he believed that a supernatural voice had called him onward, and that a supernatural power had obstructed his retreat.

The Spirit of God draws or leads the sinner from one phase to another, gradually, in proportion as one is found having a disposition to responsive hearing. Grace flows ordinarily from prevenient grace through the...

The only man who has the right to say that he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ.

As far as the Middle East is concerned, there is still strong justification for a premium to remain in the market until it is clear the situation is much calmer on the ground,

Every transgression and disobedience receives a just recompense of reward, except with those who truly love themselves.

It’s said that people who give excuses for the reason not do something always formulate those excuses, waiting for the reason to surface to justify their excuses!

Incurable diseases will eventually force mankind to justify disruptive nanotech and genetic engineering.

Luther’s doctrine of justification depends upon two things: the constant preaching of the wrath of God in the face of sin; and the realization that every Christian is at once righteous and a sinner, thus...

Harsh justice is still justice.

Work isn’t to make money; you work to justify life.

The main conclusion of the report is that there appears to be no justification at this time for EU-wide legislation.

If you have the woman you love, what more do you need? Well, besides an alibi for the time of her husband’s murder.

There were a lot of gods. Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything.

People with low self-confidence and self-esteem often feel nervous about antagonizing others and tend to rate others’ needs more highly than their own.

A God out there and values out there, if they existed, would be utterly useless and unintelligible to us. There is nothing to be gained by nostalgia for the old objectivism, which was in any...

That sounds like they’re saying we’ll save money because we’re not at war. There’s no justification in the report, so no way for me to check and see if this is as stupid as it...

Except in a very few matches, usually with world-class performers, there is a point in every match (and in some cases it’s right at the beginning) when the loser decides he’s going to lose. And...