Righteousness of God vs. Self-Righteousness

I read the label "self-righteous" thrown around a lot by many on this forum against those who would try to live their life in obedience to God, particularly by obeying the 10 commandments.

And usually with labels of self-righteousness there are also labels of "legalistic" and "grace-hater"...and it just doesn't make sense.


2 Corinthians 5:21 says..

The goal is for us to become The Righteousness of God in Christ. I'll say it another way; in Christ, we are to become righteous.

***THIS POST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SALVATION BECAUSE IT PRESUPPOSES THE READER BELIEVES IN CHRIST, WHICH IS THE REQUISITE FOR SALVATION; FAITH***

And yet whenever there's talk about obeying the commandments of God there's a knee-jerk reaction for some people to cry "salvation is by grace through faith alone". Yeah! We've covered that already!

Again, the passage above says we are to become righteous. The goal is to become like Christ.

1. We were saved from our sin bondage through the Passover Lamb (Our Egypt)
2. We received the Holy Spirit and are given our instructions (Our Mt. Sinai)
3. We are to then to prove our faith *WALK* (our Wilderness Journey to promise land)

...But also just like ancient Israel, we get right in front of the Promise Land, spy it out, and then TELL God that "our enemies (i.e. our vices & temptations to sin) are too big for us to overcome." Or more specifically, that "It's impossible for us to obey the 10 commandments, and to even try to do that is 'self-righteousness'."


- Ask believers "do you believe in the gospel of Christ?" and they'll say yes.

- Ask them "was Christ able to resist sin in a body of fleshy and blood? and they'll say yes.

- Ask "do you have his Holy Spirit in you?" and they'll say yes.

- Ask "is Christ doing a work in you conforming you to his image? and they'll say yes.

- Ask "is Christ all powerful?" and they'll say yes.

- Ask "have you ever sinned? and they'll say yes.

- Ask "do you sin?" and they'll say yes.

- But then ask believers "if Christ is working in you, conforming you to his image, will you stop sinning one day?" and they'll say "no, I'll never stop sinning...not until Christ gives me my new body."


Flabbergasting!


So Christ's work in us is in vain. That's right, Christ's work in us is meaningless because he's never going to reach his goal until he gives us our new body so we're no longer tempted to sin. What they're saying is, "as long as our flesh tempts us to sin we're definitely going to continue to sin, regardless if Christ in working in us". This makes no sense!

This thought ABSOLUTELY CONTRADICTS the *whole* purpose of Christ being in us in the first place!!! That's the actual work he's supposed to be doing; changing us on the INSIDE FIRST, and THEN we receive the glorified body that can live forever, matching our changed spirit!

But if sin isn't defeated in us FIRST then God will NEVER give us an immortal body. Never. Yet with this belief we make Christ impotent and make the scriptures a lie which says "he who began a good work *IN YOU* will FINISH it". Believers are inadvertently saying they will never stop sinning until the temptation is gone because Christ is not stronger than the temptation.

We are committing the same crime ancient Israel committed. We are refusing to have faith in the power of God to conquer our enemies.

10 out of 12 spies came back with a negative report, saying that the enemies of the land were too great to overcome, while only 2 spies came back with a good report, saying "if God is with us who can be against us". And yet *ALL* of Israel believed the 10 spies instead of the 2 witnesses...and it's the same thing happening with believers today when it comes to sin.

So to the few who say "yes if God is with us we can defeat sin", the majority of believers accuse them of being "self-righteous" and heretics, which is no different from the congregation of Israel wanting to stone the 2 spies who gave the good report.

Yes! Israel was going to stone them for the truth, and I'm convinced if things were the same today, many believers would be ready to kill us for what we're saying.

What's even more profound is what God did to Israel after essentially spitting in his face. He told them that not one of them would EVER experience the promise (land); that they would die in their faithlessness, walking around in circles for the rest of their lives.

Now how many believers in Christ, who also believe that they will never conquer their sins in this life, have EVER experienced the promises God has in store for them?

Answer: Not. One. Single. Person.

EVERY single believer has died. NONE of them have experienced the promised kingdom. And yet year after year more Christians are born (again) only to eventually follow the same path of walking in circles and eating a daily bread that they don't really understand [by the way, that's what "Manna" means in Hebrew: "what is it?"].

Why do you think most Christians never seem to progress pass their problems or never seem to spiritually mature?

It's because most Christians are walking in circles in their faith; fulfilling God's promise to his people that as long as they were faithless they'd NEVER experience his "rest". That generation of Israel NEVER enter into the promise...and so for us to say "even with Christ in us we will never stop sinning in this body" is faithlessness in Christ's power.

Well I'm tired of walking in circles. I'm tired of following people who don't know where they're going or what the heck they're talking about. I'm ready for the fruit of the land so I'm going to follow scripture and walk towards the promise land and the path towards that is "FULL faithfulness in the POWER of Christ INSIDE me". HIS POWER will make me righteous because HIS POWER will keep me obedient to God's commandments.

And guess what?

As of 3.8.2014, by the power of God I have not sinned for 6 days. For six whole days...

I've kept my mind on God, as he is one.
I've not Idolized anything or anyone.
I've declare the Father's & the son's name, and I practice what I preach (not vain)
I honor the Sabbath by resting and/or doing good on it
I've made sure to honor my parents, grandparents and governing authorities
I have not had hate in my heart for anyone (killed)
I have not stolen but work more than I'm paid for
I have not deceived anyone (lied)
I have not lusted after any women (adultery)
I have not coveted anyone's possessions or position

Sin is "transgressing God's law". Now if it's still impossible for a believer in Christ (who's received Christ's grace and Holy Spirit) to resist sin, how was I able to resist sin for even 1 day let alone almost a week so far?

But then someone would label me "self-righteous" for following God's commandments while saying (for instance) "I can't see God caring which day I honor or worship him on. We should worship God every day." But again, such statements don't make any sense to me and here's why...

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The word "righteous" is a synonym for "good", while "self-righteous" means "'good' determined by '[one]self'". So compare my obedience in these past 6 days with what my (supposed) scoffer would say and ask yourself, which one is following God's instructions of what is "good" and which one is determining for themselves what God consider's good?

Do you see it? The very ones who would accuse others of "self-righteousness" are the very ones guilty of it. We seek "God's righteousness" (i.e. what's "good" in God's eyes) and yet many believers are convinced "whatever's in their individual hearts to do is God's righteousness", but unless it lines up with God's commands it's actually only "self".

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And this is the great deception that was prophesied to fall over the whole church; the man of lawlessness ("self") seating himself on the throne of God (i.e. the heart) and declaring himself as God.

When we say "it doesn't matter to God which day we worship God", we are determining for ourselves what is right over what God said is right.

When we say we will never stop sinning as long as we're in this flesh, we are determining for ourselves how much authority/power Christ has in our body.

I reject these lies with every ounce of my being...and once I started rejecting them I started to feel Christ's grace and power in me, and became determined to sin less and less.

First it was a day...then I sinned.

Then it was two days..but again I had to start over.

Now it's been 6 straight days of sinlessness. The point is I'm trying, and I'm determined, and I'm faithful in (and accepting of) Christ's help...and each time - with his help - I get better and better.

So my mission is to prove that THIS is the true gospel: to have Christ in us to lead us in victory over sin and the temptation of THIS flesh so we become LIKE HIM and worthy of the new body. My goal is to follow my lord and live 40 days without sin. My enemies are NOT too great for me to defeat, because God is with me.

I have the utmost faith that Christ will soon finish the work he began in me.

Only 34 days to go.

Do you intercede for the lost ?
Obedience to perfectly follow Christ is needed.Unfortunately we have no right to point when we fall daily in areas.Are you using the original version of software in your pc, and the money that flows through your hand never came out of any wicked transactions in this world,even if its outside your knowledge?
we can teach with Grace.Overcoming is not instant.we don't share our secret lives in public or in Churches like in early Churches which were as far as i learned were small groups than 1000's coming to look at the strangers sitting next to them which was once a Church.

Can you share your life here telling how you overcome your daily struggles by yourself when no one cared(in the past)?How many more to go?
There might be excuse making people.But there are genuine people who struggle in their daily lives to make it to the other side,somehow finish the race even if crawling.Does that sound stupid?
It is because we have ignored so many suffering around us.Do not forget the verses that talks about bearing one another in Christ and upholding the weak in Faith.
If you disagree,that's self righteousness.Jesus did Preach,did Correct,did Heal..but He gave His Life for others too.Have you every stepped in like that?the verse that says "there is no greater love than...laying down the life for his friend".
How much do you sacrifice?
There were many who came to Christ seeing the message of Salvation He gave.Among them was a rich man who claimed to be doing everything right.When Jesus heard him,he told the rich man that he lack one more thing.Do i need to remind you what that is?Are we Perfect?And i think you know the reply rich man gave...and didn't that make Jesus sad?
Don't hide behind the bible to excuse what i said.
Keep the balance.Even when you correct don't forget we are in flesh.
Spiritual Pride is a great sin before God.If you are an overcomer in many areas of life,then intercede than make non-human disciplines/rules.God will teach you to talk with Humility and Compassion.
Zeal for for God is Good,and that includes the fact that 'God gives and take away'.So when He takes away from you to test your Faith(book of Job),if you become bitter, then that contradicts all the victories you made.Its not because you became bitter because of losses,but because of condemning messages you made.People will say "isn't that the same man who talked very proudly about Godly things and look at him now".
God knows you are weak.It's easy to be caught up in zeal and condemn without knowing.

Overcoming is gradual.Including me,its impossible when we lack Prayer.There is no prob in admitting failures as it can lead to greater conviction and repentance if we Read and Meditate Holy Scripture continuously.Its a great sin to hide things and never reveal.That makes people hard and fall away from God.
God is Love and everyone have their unending problems that no one will come to them, to solve.Its God who fix everyone when they go to Him lost.And bit by bit,little by little at first God starts changing.That's how it works.Do not underestimate those whom you think are wrong.Because God uses them who are Honest before Him and when they are released by God's Grace they will be willing to go the ends of the earth and Preach His Gospel forsaking their lives.That's out of Love and that's not accomplished by daily bursting my eye balls out in a supposed so called prayer to get rid of ill thoughts.God's Love builds and repels every prob as we let go.How much do you have to let go?
'preaching from clouds' is wrong,share yourself and Pray for others.There are things that i have overcome,but there are other things(in future maybe more) that i need still need to.And when i see someone in some of the things i overcome my eyes water up.i will look for an opportunity to intercede or help them in a compassionate way even if there might be a chance for them to hit me or attack me because of their pain.

God Bless

[Firstly, know that the passion of my reply is not meant as a personal attack. But I am so very tired of the lie that God’s congregation continues to believe keeping people from entering into the promise.]

Yes, in fact I do intercede for the lost. That’s what prayer is actually for; it’s for others, NOT for oneself. That’s why prayer doesn’t work most of the time for believers because they’re so focus on praying for themselves or for the things of this world than on the things of God. As Melchizedek priests of God – which is what we become once we believe in Christ – we’re *supposed* to intercede for others. That’s a priest’s duty.

But friend you need to read my post again. I’m not pointing fingers at anyone who would fail or struggle with sin, in fact I included that I fail over and over until I succeed *through the power of Christ in me* (the same as you also have shared). My post is against those who are truly pointing fingers at those of us who would DARE to BELIEVE it’s even possible - through the help of Christ in us [not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us; not self, but Christ in us] - to one day...one day [not today, but one day; not today, but one day; not today, but one day]...STOP sinning. It is a lie for a BELIEVER IN CHRIST who’s received him and his grace freely offered to us to say “we can never stop sinning”. IT. IS. A. LIE!


But you see this is the problem. I speak about a faith ****WALK**** as in “a starting point to a destination point reached some day into the future”; a journey towards God’s promise…and yet you read right over that and imply I’m saying this is instantaneous. I even gave a small example of the process for me, how I tried, and failed, tried and succeeded a bit, then failed again, and on and on until I succeeded more and more through the help of Christ in me [not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me; not self, but Christ in me].

And out of 31 years of life, it is only in the past month that I can truthfully say I am finally succeeding (and only for 6 days so far). This is the work of Christ in us. But to deny that it’s even POSSIBLE for Christ to (ONE DAY) FINISH his work IN US is to actually deny he’s work in us; having no faith that there’s even a destination point for this journey away from our bondage to sin (Egypt) that we’ve started. And if there’s no destination point to this journey, we’re simply walking aimlessness; in circles, fulfilling the scripture of Israel wandering in the wilderness. And we each will DIE in that faithlessness; never receiving the promise God has for us.

I’m not saying that the process is like “step 1: starting line...step 2: finish line”. I’m saying there’s a process. EVERY DAY is a struggle for me (shall I tell you how I struggled with temptation today?). This isn't easy, and no one ever said it was. So I applaud those who are trying. Those like you. Again my post was against those who would say to believers who are trying, “You are Self-Righteous! for trying”...for TRYING to live life by God’s standard of righteousness and not by our *own* standard of righteousness.


But then those of us who are trying are STILL put on trial to disprove any self-righteousness or pride that's been painted on us by other believers who are not where we are (YET), and so I’ll answer your rhetorical questions:

1) Original version of software on PC? I’m assuming you mean no free patches or “cracks” or workarounds of any kind. Yes, my computer is perfectly clean. For full disclosure I used to download music, games, and watch movies without paying. This was one of the first things I stopped doing back in 2010. Since then I pay for everything I download UNLESS it’s purposely given for free by the creator. How can I possibly continue to steal if I love God enough to obey his command not to?

2) ALL money that has reached *anyone’s* hand has once flowed from a transaction of wicked people because an economy is a “circulation of money in a closed system” (like blood is in the body), but the sins of a wicked person are not mine to pay for. God doesn’t impute another’s sins onto me. I’m responsible for my own sins. And the blood of Christ is sufficient for all unknown and unwilling sins. But what Christ’s blood does NOT pay for is willful sins; ones where I consciously know right from wrong but then still choose wrong. Those sins are my responsibility.

3) I've NEVER overcome any struggle by myself and praise God whenever I do overcome something. That’s the point I’ve been making. I have faith that Christ is in us to perform this work, to COMPLETION. Christ is in me, so I love God and other – I truly do – and if I truly love them I don’t want to sin against God or them anymore. I have little urge to anymore...and that urge becomes less and less day by day. That’s the process.

4) Have I stepped in and given my life for anyone? Yes. maybe it’s the children I’ve spent time tutoring...maybe it’s the homeless I’ve helped...or the prayers I’ve said for others who needed them...Maybe it’s giving (sometimes) 50% of my monthly income to a charity or purchasing something for those who hadn’t the money. Seeing as I don’t have a wage (I’m not paid hourly but only once projects are completed), it’s truly a sacrifice. I choose to live a humble life: using public transpiration or getting a ride instead of having a car; selling my treasured possessions and then giving the proceeds to feed children or to build water wells overseas (my PS3 and all my video games were particularly hard for me to sell; and my TV); It’s the reason why I still have an out of date blackberry instead of buying a touchscreen phone like I’ve want for years now, because there are much more important things to do with the money like blessing others.

I actually LIVE like the 1st century apostles, FULLY committed; trying to hold all things in common with them as best as I can. Passing the test of the rich man. There is NOTHING I want from this world because Christ told me not to store up treasures here on earth where they’d be ruined, and he also said not to love this life but to hate it. My beloved holidays, the ones I grew up enjoying with friends and family, I’ve given them up in exchange for God’s holidays (not the Jews’ holidays, but GOD’S holidays), being alone and estranged from my family and friends EVERY SINGLE YEAR the holidays come around just to honor God’s High Sabbaths. That’s how much he means to me. To be a living sacrifice holy and acceptable, which is my reasonable service to him.

How much have I sacrificed indeed? THIS is the life our master requires us to have, and I walk this walk faithfully...and I wasn’t able to do ANY of this without CHRIST IN ME [not myself, but CHRIST IN ME]. My life is laid bare; on full display for anyone who would you like to know it. And yet, ironically I would be considered "self-righteous" for testifying to these things.

But if anyone believes that the things I’ve testified to doing in the paragraphs above is proof of “self-righteousness” they do not know the meaning of the word, because these things are “the righteousness of God” articulated in scripture. I my self have not said these things are “righteous things to do”, God has said it. Nor am I able to do them under my own power, God does them through Christ in me.


The fruits of my life prove what the believer in Christ CAN do if they BELIEVE it’s possible and likewise stop believing the lie that they “can’t live the way Christ wants them to live”. And yet saying this is considered prideful or shows a lack of compassion? It is not I who condemns anyone but the Spirit inside that condemns every believer who would make *excuses* why they can’t live like Christ wants us to.

It is a LIE to say that problems (with sin) are UNENDING. That’s what I’m thoroughly against, because one day they WILL end because *nothing* is impossible for God.

We have enough people petting brothers and sister when they missed the mark, so much so that we’re more concerned with feeling good about sins we're still in bondage to than we are with motivating people to leave them behind. We need more people motivating our brothers and sisters saying “it’s time to stand up, brush yourselves off, and KEEP MARCHING towards the finish line”. We have enough people playing the motherly role in this spiritual family; kissing boo boos and telling brothers and sisters “it’s ok, you’re perfect just the way you are”, which is only true at the beginning for "babes in Christ"...and not enough people in the fatherly role telling our brothers and sisters “it’s time to grow up and mature into Men and Women in God's image”, so it’s no wonder why very few Christians mature past their sins.

It’s time to cross over into the promise land and stop wandering in this wilderness.

you know already that everyone have their weakness.Tell you overcame if you have been released from it like 1 year or something.Current excitement can inspire others but when you are cast down people seeing you will also be cast down.
Live like Apostle Paul did who never had time to be free from getting beaten up and humiliated for God's sake.i will agree.
But i think when you reach that state your words will be alive and compassionate than criticize out of pride.
There is no personal attack.Church sleeps everywhere mostly because people preach a lot more than do.If you overcame something share it with joy than condemn.Show more patience.we all are human.

"It’s time to cross over into the promise land and stop wandering in this wilderness."
- thats by God's Grace not our might even if you overcame everything in life.
Exhorting from clouds is not good.Exhort with Love of God..
Can you share your life here and how you overcame with God's help?Only talk about things that you have overcome and got release from since at the least 1 year...Be frank..
And when you say your urge is less and less,that means you are still in progress.And that means you are still overcoming.So talk like people not God.Speak with God's Love.
Do you want examples?Or too proud to say i don't need such?Or going to avoid altogether?

I think you're still making this into something it isn't. So I'm going to be clear and simple:

I will continue to condemn those who would judge others as "self-righteous" for trying to live their life by God's commandments. I will continue to condemn them with full authority from God to do so, because it is a lie to say "it's impossible to eventually stop sinning".


There is only one temptation that I kept yielding to and that is lust for women through pornography; The commandment not to commit adultery (of the heart). In the past year this was the last of the commandments I'd continue to break. In my heart, the reason I would continue in this sin is because (a) I idolized/worshiped women's bodies, breaking the commandment of making idols; (b) I felt I would not experience the intimacy of a wife because I was getting older and more scared of dying alone. Every week I would watch pornography and lust after women...but I would also pray to be delivered.

But the Spirit of Christ pointed me to the source of my desire to sin; my fear of death (in red).

1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.​

It is because we are dying that we sin. I believed I was running out of time so porn and lust was the only satisfaction I could have; instant gratification. I did not believe in Christ's words, even though I would tell other people - and myself - that I believed everything he said. I did not believe in what Christ actually is.

John 11:25

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:​

John 14:6

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.​

I did not believe Christ is LIFE itself...and most Christians do not believe it either but continue to believe in the power of death instead. I did not believe that when I accepted Christ I overcame death...no matter how many times I spoke John 3:16, I did not believe it.

John 3:16

As many time as Christians say this passage over and over, they DO NOT BELIEVE it...but instead believe...
Do you see the difference? One is scripture and the other is not. One is the truth and the other is a lie. One is the answer to problem Adam caused in genesis 2:17, and the other is meaningless.

Again it is DEATH that compels us to sin (1 Corinthians 15:56) but I didn't believe I overcame death; I didn't believe in John 3:16. And many don't believe in it either. They believe in a perversion of John 3:16. They believe in a lie.


a) The penalty of my sin is death...

Romans 6:23

b) But Christ paid the penalty of my sin by dying...

Hebrews 9:28

c) Then I confess in Christ and I'm baptized into his death, giving me a new life..

Romans 6:4-5

d) So why do I still believe I must die? Die as payment for "what", if Christ's death already paid for my sins?

1 Corinthians 15:51

Once it "clicked" for me and I started to believe that I was no longer dying, I was freed! I didn't have to be afraid of dying anymore because I believe in LIFE/Christ, so I've got all the time I would ever need. And if I'm no longer going to die, there's no rush or fear of not experiencing my wife. I can wait as long as I need to wait for her. I don't need pornography; I don't need to lust. I have faith I'll find my wife...as long as it takes.

This is the salvation of Christ. To believe in him is to fee us from sin AND death.

Romans 8:2
And once you truly know that death is defeated there is no need to sin anymore...but that's the process; believing more and more that Christ conquered death.

I have overcome. The urge or temptation will never go away as long as we're in this corrupt body. But an urge or temptation is NOT a sin. Christ was tempted just like us but he did not sin.

Hebrews 4:15

A temptation is not a sin. It's only when we give ourselves over to our temptations that we sin.

James 1:14
But we have Christ's power inside us, his grace working in us to resist temptation and not sin, if we believe it. We must believe it.

Lust of flesh is your primary fear like many others,but the main thing to overcome is self pride.Its more dangerous than lust of flesh..read Holy Scripture and verify if am wrong.Everything sinful starts from self pride.
dying without wife?are you kidding me?is that your goal in life?
our main aim in life is win Christ be it man/woman,boy/girl...
And there are many ways you can sin.
Get afraid and sin!
Get proud and sin!
Become foolish and sin!
situations can lead to sin!
desires can lead to sin!
loneliness can lead to sin!
list can go on,if you've studied about this...
root cause is you can be self proud and sin,that's where all your fear and everything comes from..
The day you start dealing with it,battle is going to become tough!

About a wife,its not a big deal if you are a Holy Spirit Annointed person.
The very first thing that i came to realization when i came to Salvation was seeing things more clearly.i realized women are not sex toys.They are also human and have their own problems in flesh and sicknesses like us men do.
So slowly i began to respect them through the Revelations that Holy Spirit brought to me regarding them.God gives the right woman in right time,lust of flesh is personal problem...it doesn't have anything to do with getting married.i know married men/women who lust more.
Its all about how much we Love God,no matter what the situation..

you will continue to condemn because you are full of self pride.Christians do not judge,condemn others because they themselves stand on Grace of God.
Say you overcame your lust of flesh when you got released from it for at least more than one year,otherwise you make a fool of yourself.Its better to admit honestly than fall secretly and then come back to quote more scripture sometime in future and slowly back off.i have seen it many times.It happens all the time in world.
am not your problem,you yourself is the problem for you.If there is anything i learned a lot in life,that is stop condemning others but point them to mistakes and make them realize there is Hope in Jesus and overwhelming situations can be overcome by Grace of God.And that is exactly opposite to what you say,because you don't open your life and testify.But i do..that helps..
am an open book...
not bible preaching without testifying..
Again,say you overcome after you overcome it for a long period.
If you think you overcome i can ask you,
when was the last time you entertained a vain conversation?
what did you do when you saw a tempting situation recently while you walked in open?
what steps did you take to over ride your thoughts,when lustful thoughts came in?
Don't tell me you cut off your brain..
Its hard to believe,because Apostle Paul did talk about such issues without being afraid and he made it very clear that its because of the Grace of God he stands.
am not saying Apostle Paul did secretly sin..lol
But there was a difference with them,it was Loving and Preaching not like your way of condemning and preaching..
Discern..next time i will cut you with Holy Scripture.
Learn to Pray for others where you overcame,you don't know what others go through.
Real Christians spend time in Prayer for long hours,and when they talk God's Fire comes out and cleanse the needy.Its different.
How much time do you Pray daily?
Are you enjoying quoting scriptures and condemning,because it gives you thrill as you feel you are an overcomer(in your terms) already?
If you lusted after a woman in your thoughts which gave you some kind of initiation,you did it.Brother,don't think you are way too smart to bend God's words.It doesn't change,it divides right through flesh and soul.
God doesn't favor people,because they overcame for a short time and condemn.If you are not compassionate,do not preach!
i don't consider my short term victories as license to condemn others,but share Gospel with Love and Truth!
This is not to win an argument,but lets edify both of us.
i have no prob in saying that you are in the wrong path...
you have a gift to Preach,but you lack Compassion.All the Apostles,and all Godly men have that.
Christ led a literal sinless life,do not compare..

the urge of sin WILL go away when we put to death the works of flesh!!
When it becomes an attitude,you walk in an higher path.i don't think then you will be seen here in CC or anywhere too much in world anymore.am on that route
you will not find 24 hours enough to Pray then.And talking to God and God talking back to you will be a natural thing for you.surprised?what do you think the early Church and the saints from our past were like?
Jesus is alive!
Ha,you didn't understand that till now?
you need to realize that..

And condemn god less people after Praying for them,and its their activities you must condemn and not them so that you won't hate them later.Jesus Loved sinners,but Hated sin!Also i wish you that you continue to overcome everything in long run.
God Bless