Self Righteousness

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

We love him, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”

If you love me, keep my commandments.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy. — read the full passage →

For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives? — read the full passage →

For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’This is the first commandment.

But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do? — read the full passage →

For he who has died has been freed from sin.

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked; — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. — read the full passage →

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. — read the full passage →

“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things: — read the full passage →

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth. — read the full passage →

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall. — read the full passage →

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. — read the full passage →

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. — read the full passage →

He laid his hands on them, and departed from there. — read the full passage →

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities. — read the full passage →

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill. — read the full passage →