“righteous deeds” in their own sight, but they were as filthy rags in the sight of God. When Jesus said,“For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,”He was not insinuating that the scribes and ...
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.Ezekiel 36:26-27I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone...
A self-righteous person is defined asone who is confident in his/her OWN righteousness; a self-righteous person also shows superiority above all others, especially if they have a different opinion than theirs. Isaiah 64:6 speaks of the righteousness of the people as filthy rags in the sight ...