Are You Self Righteous?
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Works of law are the root of self-righteousness. Whether it be the law of Moses, or the law of one's church, or the law of one's own mind, or the law of whatever, works of law are the antithesis of faith; and without faith it is impossible to please GOD. So any works of law do not please GOD.
Self-righteousness says 'I have done something righteous'; faith says 'Christ has done something righteous'. Faith looks away from self and focuses on Christ; self-righteousness looks away from Christ and focuses on self.
Self-righteousness says 'I have done something righteous'; faith says 'Christ has done something righteous'. Faith looks away from self and focuses on Christ; self-righteousness looks away from Christ and focuses on self.
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I sometimes use a dictionary to understand spiritual things and sometime not. Self-righteous can also be where you point out the sins of others without realizing your own failures.
My righteousness is in him. But I do believe in being Holy. That is not a cuss word in my book its one to strive for.
1 John 2:29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
To be righteous is to be right. That is what righteousness is. We want to strive to do right and be right. Many will bet offended in the last days. Love the sinner. Hate the sin.
My righteousness is in him. But I do believe in being Holy. That is not a cuss word in my book its one to strive for.
1 John 2:29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
To be righteous is to be right. That is what righteousness is. We want to strive to do right and be right. Many will bet offended in the last days. Love the sinner. Hate the sin.
2 Corinthians 3
1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? 2You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts
1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? 2You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts
Paul & The Apostles:
2 Corinthians 10
1I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
2 Corinthians 10
1I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
"Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 6:1)
Ultimately, we do not attain righteousness until we die and are rewarded with righteousness in heaven.13/QUOTE OP
So tell me, how do you practice something you don't have to begin with according to your understanding of it?
Abraham....and it was (at the time in his life "is") accounted to him for righteousness. According to scripture Abraham was/is righteous while he is here on earth, not after he dies, and his reward, does it say righteousness will be his/our reward?
Ultimately, we do not attain righteousness until we die and are rewarded with righteousness in heaven.13/QUOTE OP
So tell me, how do you practice something you don't have to begin with according to your understanding of it?
Abraham....and it was (at the time in his life "is") accounted to him for righteousness. According to scripture Abraham was/is righteous while he is here on earth, not after he dies, and his reward, does it say righteousness will be his/our reward?