Sentence examples for a righteousness of from inspiring English sources

For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from WASPy entitlement, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith.

The book echoes with an insider's righteousness of a boy — weaned on the cursing and strength of his Mamaw — who grows up to reject that defeatist mind-set by enlisting in the Marines and graduating from Yale Law School.

In the New Testament, Jesus acknowledged their validity and instructed his disciples to go further, demanding a righteousness exceeding that of the scribes and Pharisees.

The ceremony attracted about 250 people from several states for an event that combined the righteousness of a civil rights campaign with the tears of a wedding.

As Ahmedial puts it, they believe in a "lifestyle of righteousness," of perfecting yourself and your community while doing no harm to the environment.

And as the date of the marathon drew close, he dropped cryptic hints of a plan of action, and the righteousness of an unspoken cause.

The insignia remained there until a chaplain contemplated the righteousness of having "Screaming Eagles" adorn a house of God.

They combine the virtues of monkish asceticism with the holy righteousness of a fundamentalist.

He was, in fact, filled with the righteousness of a poacher-turned-gamekeeper – for he himself had collected butterflies.

Mr. Van Zandt is championed by critics, musicians and fans, who tend his flame with the righteousness of a priest caste.

Did he deceive himself, or the public, or was he just driven by the righteousness of a messiah complex?