Monthly Archives: September 2012

“So my advice is, leave these men alone.  If they are teaching and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.  But if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them.  You … Continue reading →

“So they chose one thousand men from each tribe of Israel, a total of twelve thousand men armed for battle.  Then Moses sent them out, a thousand men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them … Continue reading →

“And 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” (Philippians 3:9). I find in this verse the … Continue reading →

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss … Continue reading →

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, … Continue reading →

“And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and … Continue reading →

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags…” (Isaiah 64:6a) As we study about self-righteousness this week, we hope to learn of our need to remove   “self” from that phrase.  As a … Continue reading →