Self-Righteousness Vs Broken Hearts

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·         What is self-righteousness? Trying to get right with God by keeping Law/commandments of God.

Galatians 2:16:

   ¹⁶Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Luke 18:18-25:

   ¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

   ¹⁹And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

   ²⁰Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

   ²¹And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

   ²²Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
   ²³And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
   ²⁴And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
   ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
   ²⁶And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
   ²⁷And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

John 3

   ¹There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

   ²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

   ³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

   ⁴Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

   ⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

   ⁶That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

   ⁷Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

   ⁸The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

·         We need Christ’s Robe of Righteousness to enter into the Kingdom of God.

Isaiah 64:6

   ⁶But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags..."

Isaiah 61:10:

   ¹⁰I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Matthew 22

   ¹And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
   ²The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
   ³And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
   ⁴Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
   ⁵But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
   ⁶And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
   ⁷But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
   ⁸Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
   ⁹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
   ¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
   ¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
   ¹²And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
   ¹³Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

   ¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen.

·         God delights not in self-righteous but broken hearts

Matthew 9:11-13:

   ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

   ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

   ¹³But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Titus 3:5

   ⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us...

Micah 7:18:

   ¹⁸Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Psalms  51:17

   ¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

·         Sacrifice of Cain and Abel

Genesis 4

   ¹And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
   ²And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
   ³And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
   ⁴And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
   ⁵But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
   ⁶And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
   ⁷If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
   ⁸And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Hebrews 11:4:

   ⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

1 John 3:12:

   ¹²Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

·         Parable of Pharisee and Publican

Luke 18:10-14:

   ¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

   ¹¹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

   ¹²I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

   ¹³And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

   ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

• Parable of Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-35:

   ¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons:

   ¹²And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

   ¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

   ¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

   ¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

   ¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

   ¹⁷And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

   ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

   ¹⁹And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

   ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

   ²¹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

   ²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

   ²³And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

   ²⁴For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

   ²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

   ²⁶And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

   ²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

   ²⁸And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

   ²⁹And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

   ³⁰But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

   ³¹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

   ³²It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

• Thieves on the cross

Luke 23:39-41:

   ³⁹And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

   ⁴⁰But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

   ⁴¹And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

   ⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
   ⁴³And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

God commands us to strive to enter the narrow gate but in all our striving we need to realize nothing we do can justify us before God and should drive us to our Savior. Salvation belongs to the Lord and we need to wait and hope on God for the Salvation. We need Gods righteousness which is Christ's Robe of Righteousness that can justify us before God.

Rom 9:16 "So then it is not of him that willeth [not my free will] , nor of him that runneth [not my righteous acts] , but of God that sheweth mercy."

This is the end of all our self-righteousness.

Matt 7:21-23 "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Sin & Righteousness

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•          What is sin and how is law related to sin?
•          Are there any righteous people?
•          Can anyone get right with God by following the God’s law?
•          What is the purpose of the law?
•          How did God made us free from law and became our righteousness?
•          How is anyone, in the Bible declared righteous?
•          Whose righteousness we need to enter into heaven?

•          What is sin and how is law related to sin?

1 John 3

   ⁴Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Romans 7

   ⁷What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

   ⁸But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

   ⁹For I [Adam] was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

   ¹⁰And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

   ¹¹For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

   ¹²Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

   ¹³Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

 

Romans 5

   ¹²Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

   ¹³(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

   ¹⁴Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Romans 1

   ¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

   ¹⁹Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

   ²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

                                                                                                                            

• Are there any righteous people?

Romans 3

   ¹⁰As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

   ¹¹There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

   ¹²They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

   ¹³Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

   ¹⁴Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

   ¹⁵Their feet are swift to shed blood:

   ¹⁶Destruction and misery are in their ways:

   ¹⁷And the way of peace have they not known:

   ¹⁸There is no fear of God before their eyes. 

•          Can anyone get right with God by following the God’s law?
  

James 2:10:

   ¹⁰For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Matthew 5:27-28:

   ²⁷Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

   ²⁸But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

1 John 3:15:

   ¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Hebrews 10

   ¹For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

   ²For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

   ³But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

   ⁴For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 

•          What is the purpose of the law? 

Romans 3

   ¹⁹Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

   ²⁰Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

   ²¹But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

   ²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

   ²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

   ²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Galatians 3

   ²¹Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

   ²²But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

   ²³But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

   ²⁴Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

   ²⁵But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

   ²⁶For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 

• How did God made us free from law and became our righteousness?

Galatians 3

   ⁹So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

   ¹⁰For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

   ¹¹But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

   ¹²And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

   ¹³Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

   ¹⁴That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Hebrews 10

   ¹¹And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

   ¹²But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

   ¹³From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

   ¹⁴For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Romans 7

   ¹Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

   ²For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

   ³So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

   ⁴Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

   ⁵For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

   ⁶But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Romans 10

   ³For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

   ⁴For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 5

   ¹²Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

   ¹³(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

   ¹⁴Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

   ¹⁵But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

   ¹⁶And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

   ¹⁷For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

   ¹⁸Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

   ¹⁹For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

   ²⁰Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

   ²¹That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Titus 3

   ⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

   ⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

   ⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

2 Corinthians 5:21:

   ²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Isaiah 61

   ¹The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

   ²To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

   ³To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Jeremiah 23:5-6:

   ⁵Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

   ⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

• How is anyone, in the Bible declared righteous?

Genesis 7

   ¹And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Hebrews 11:7:

   ⁷By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Romans 4

   ¹What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

   ²For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

   ³For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

   ⁴Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

   ⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

   ⁶Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

   ⁷Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

   ⁸Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

Romans 11

   ⁵Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

   ⁶And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 

• Whose righteousness we need to enter into heaven?

Philippians 3:9:

   ⁹And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Isaiah 64

   ⁶But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Isaiah 61

   ¹⁰I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Revelation 19

   ⁷Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

   ⁸And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.