The gospel of one's own righteousness

[Mr GLee]

Some Christian sinners exalt themselves as preaching against one's own righteousness, all they while preaching their own lesser righteousness. And they even condemn anyone seeking to do God's righteousness, which is at all times.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

How can any one be doing God's righteousness, while doing unrighteousness? And how can any one be seeking His righteous kingdom first, when it's put on the back burner from time to time?

Doing right at times and doing wrong at times, is man's own righteousness. Those who preach it, are obviously preaching their own righteousness, not God's righteousness of doing right at all times.

Can't have the faith in(coming from us) Christ unless he gives his faith as a labor of (coming from Him) his love He always does the first works as a labor of love

Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

All born again from above will not be found with any kind of righteousness of their own

 

[Ghada]

Can't have the faith in(coming from us) Christ unless he gives his faith as a labor of (coming from Him) his love He always does the first works as a labor of love

True. Jesus does not give His saving faith to anyone not repented of sinning.

He gives the repented His faith with a new heart and life to now only do His works of love, righteousness, and true holiness.

There is no faith of Jesus without repentance from dead works, nor love of God without doing His righteousness and holiness.

Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law,

True. No works of our own righteousness that we should boast of, have any merit in receiving the faith of Jesus by repenting from our own will and works.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Believing we are saved by the goodness of our own works without Christ, is the error of seeking to be justified with God by our own will and goodness alone:

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Believing we are saved adn justified by God without repenting of our own dead works, is the error of saving ourselves by our own faith alone.

All born again from above will not be found with any kind of righteousness of their own

True. Which includes all works we do mixed with unrepented works of darkness.

God's pure religion is by Jesus' faith to sin not. Man's religion is only to sin less.