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Self-righteousness

 

Self-righteousness

Man is prone to - Pr 20:6; 30:12

Hateful to God - Lu 16:15

IS VAIN BECAUSE OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS

• But external
- Mt 23:25-28; Lu 11:39-44
• But partial
- Mt 23:25; Lu 11:44
• No better than filthy rags
- Isa 64:6
• Ineffectual for salvation
- Job 9:30,31; Mt 5:20; Ro 3:20
• Unprofitable
- Isa 57:12

Is boastful - Mt 23:30

THEY WHO ARE GIVEN TO

• Audaciously approach God
- Lu 18:11
• Seek to justify themselves
- Lu 10:29
• Seek to justify themselves before men
- Lu 16:15
• Reject the righteousness of God
- Ro 10:3
• Condemn others
- Mt 9:11-13; Lu 7:39
• Consider their own way right
- Pr 21:2
• Despise others
- Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9
• Proclaim their own goodness
- Pr 20:6
• Are pure in their own eyes
- Pr 30:12
• Are abominable before God
- Isa 65:5

Folly of - Job 9:20

Saints renounce - Php 3:7-10

Warning against - De 9:4

Denunciation against - Mt 23:27,28

Illustrated - Lu 18:10-12

Exemplified

• Saul
- 1Sa 15:13
• Young man
- Mt 19:20
• Lawyer
- Lu 10:25,29
• Pharisees
- Lu 11:39; Joh 8:33; 9:28
• Israel
- Ro 10:3
• Church of Laodicea
- Re 3:17
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