A Mini-Lesson in Torah
Torah is simply God’s Divine Instructions in Righteousness without which we would have NO blueprint for moral, holy living. Has it always existed?
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1 Timothy 1:8 and the Lawful use of the Law
As "great" as Paul was, as a Pharisee who felt he knew the law and lived by it, he realized that simply following the letter of the law wasn't right, and that he wasn't even living correctly! Note that in 1 Timothy 1:13 he even called himself a blasphemer! The point here is this, Paul realized that only living by the legality of the law wasn’t enough, he also needed the spirit. He was not discarding the requirement of obeying the law, but simply applying another aspect of it, the...
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 5
Part 5: Grace, Faith, & ...Righteousness? We know through faith we receive grace (Ephesians 2:8). We know righteousness is available to us through our belief in Christ because of His faith (Romans 3:22). We know when we sin, we are breaking the law of God and are not righteous (1 John 3:4, Deut. 6:25/Romans 2:13). We know when we sin we deserve death, but because of belief in who and what Christ is, we are saved from the penalty of eternal death (Romans...
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 4
How Your Righteousness can exceed that of the Pharisees.
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 3
What's wrong with the righteousness of the Pharisees and scribes, how can you have a better righteousness?
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 2
What is righteousness according to the New Testament?
Righteousness, The Pharisees, and You - Part 1
What does the righteousness of the pharisees have to do with you according to Messiah in Matthew 5:20?