I imagine that at some point in our walk with the Lord,we forget that we were not saved because we were so good. We forget that God is eternally merciful and forgiving to all. I am guilty of being self righteous but the Lord corrected me. Have you been corrected about your self righteousness? I've seen on social media and even in person, blatant acts of self righteousness. Where is the conviction? Where is the repentance? There are repeat offenders. Examine yourself and ask yourself "Am I self righteous?" God loves those who He corrects. He is a good Father and as a good Father should, God chastises and disciplines His children. It's for our own good that He does this.
Self righteousness is a form or pride and arrogance. Here is an example of self righteousness and on the other hand, humility unto God. Luke 18:9-14 "He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ..." We cannot forget that we did not chose God, but God chose us. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save whosoever would believe in Jesus.
Now, we are righteous but it's not based on anything that we said or did. In Ephesians 2:8-9 Paul wrote "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." How can anyone boast about the gift God chose to give us? When I came to the Lord, I didn't come to Him when I was doing good. I came to Him in my brokenness and covered in filthy sin. It is by God's undeserved grace and our faith that we are saved. All we bring to the table is the sin that was required to hang Jesus on the tree and faith. God has done everything else.
In Romans 3:10 the word says that no one is righteous, no, not one. Therefore, how can we then become self righteous? How can we think better of ourselves over others? Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me,That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
In Genesis 15:6 God credited righteousness to Abraham because of his faith in God. Abraham had faith, God said Abraham was righteous. Abraham did not say he was righteous because he believed in God. But some of us think too highly of ourselves and think we are "all that" because we prayed a prayer, got dipped in water, attend church, serve in the church and we tithe our money. But yet lack faith when times get hard and don't believe in the promises of God.
Paul warns in Romans 12:3 to not think too highly of ourselves. So at best, your sinner's prayer bounced off the ceiling, when you got baptized all you did was get wet, your church attendance doesnt save you, serve the Lord in the ways He prescribes and tithing money is not biblical because NOWHERE in the New Testament did Jesus or the Apostles command us to tithe. Without faith, we cannot please God and it is not credited to us righteousness if we do not have faith. Our works do not save us. We perform works as a result of our salvation and transformation through the Holy Spirit.
It is so very important to read the word. It is the mirror we look at daily to see if we look more Christlike in comparison to the day prior. Wherever we see where we are not being Christlike, we need to repent and ask God to forgive us and ask the Lord to help us in our weakness. In 1 John 2:1, the Apostle John says that we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is just and faithful to forgive us of our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. In Revelation 1:5 the word says that Jesus washed us of all of our iniquity with His own blood. Thanks be to God for His lovingkindness, His mercy and His grace towards us who believe.
Self righteousness is a form or pride and arrogance. Here is an example of self righteousness and on the other hand, humility unto God. Luke 18:9-14 "He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ..." We cannot forget that we did not chose God, but God chose us. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save whosoever would believe in Jesus.
Now, we are righteous but it's not based on anything that we said or did. In Ephesians 2:8-9 Paul wrote "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." How can anyone boast about the gift God chose to give us? When I came to the Lord, I didn't come to Him when I was doing good. I came to Him in my brokenness and covered in filthy sin. It is by God's undeserved grace and our faith that we are saved. All we bring to the table is the sin that was required to hang Jesus on the tree and faith. God has done everything else.
In Romans 3:10 the word says that no one is righteous, no, not one. Therefore, how can we then become self righteous? How can we think better of ourselves over others? Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me,That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
In Genesis 15:6 God credited righteousness to Abraham because of his faith in God. Abraham had faith, God said Abraham was righteous. Abraham did not say he was righteous because he believed in God. But some of us think too highly of ourselves and think we are "all that" because we prayed a prayer, got dipped in water, attend church, serve in the church and we tithe our money. But yet lack faith when times get hard and don't believe in the promises of God.
Paul warns in Romans 12:3 to not think too highly of ourselves. So at best, your sinner's prayer bounced off the ceiling, when you got baptized all you did was get wet, your church attendance doesnt save you, serve the Lord in the ways He prescribes and tithing money is not biblical because NOWHERE in the New Testament did Jesus or the Apostles command us to tithe. Without faith, we cannot please God and it is not credited to us righteousness if we do not have faith. Our works do not save us. We perform works as a result of our salvation and transformation through the Holy Spirit.
It is so very important to read the word. It is the mirror we look at daily to see if we look more Christlike in comparison to the day prior. Wherever we see where we are not being Christlike, we need to repent and ask God to forgive us and ask the Lord to help us in our weakness. In 1 John 2:1, the Apostle John says that we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is just and faithful to forgive us of our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. In Revelation 1:5 the word says that Jesus washed us of all of our iniquity with His own blood. Thanks be to God for His lovingkindness, His mercy and His grace towards us who believe.
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