Monday October 9
Bible Reading: Rom. 10: 1 - 13
Topic: Self Righteousness
Mohan Matthew said,
"The best candidates for hell are those who think they have never
sinned"
The Jews were actually
zealous, but their zeal was not based on knowledge, since they do not know the
Righteousness of God.
They want to establish
their own righteousness based on the law, this self righteousness which will
never please God "and all our righteousness are like filthy rags"
(Isa. 6: 4 - 6) (Rom. 10: 4)
If any man will continue
to pursue the righteousness that comes from the law, that person will continue
to miss the main substance which is salvation that comes by faith in Jesus
Christ.
The rich man that met
Jesus in Luke chapter 18 reported that he had carefully observed all the laws
from his youth, yet Jesus told him that one thing was lacking in his life and
at that one thing he couldn't do. He went away sorrowfully
Many people today advocate
"trying your possible best to just live right" Salvation is about
believing firmly in your heart and confessing with your mouth that Jesus Christ
is the Lord.
It is rejecting Jesus by
not repenting of the sins in their lives for which He paid with His Life and
His shed Blood on Calvary's Cross that takes people to hell.
Prayer
Father give me grace to accept
Jesus' finished work, rather than striving to be saved by my own struggle to
obey commandments, Amen.
Memory Verse Rom. 10: 4
"For Christ is the
end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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