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I'm confused a little by this...In one place you referred to Matthew 54 and I can't find it,... |
From an earlier post to which I referred in using a typo...
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Originally Posted by notofworks
Righteousness can be obedience. Romans 5:17 seems to point to a right standing with God while the Matthew 5 reference seems to have more to do with obedience. |
Anyway, the righteousness that exceeds that of the pharisees is God's righteousness.
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This is probably a little too bottom-lineish, but I love the bottom line...saves time. I believe salvation brings righteousness, but righteousness does not bring us salvation, i.e., we can't improve ourselves in order to get saved, for example, "I quitting sinning, therefore I spoke in tongues." Our righteousness is as filthy rags.
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There is a missing factor there, though. Righteousness brings salvation if it is God's righteousness being imputed to us. I mean, right standing with God (righteousness) saves us! It's just that self cannot produce that kind of righteousness, for as you stated, self righteousness is as filthy rags.
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