Thursday: A Different Kind of Righteousness
By James Boice Scripture: Matthew 5:20 In this week’s lessons, we see that no amount of human righteousness can ever please God, but only the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ will lead to eternal life. Theme: A Different Kind of Righteousness There is a fourth reason why human righteousness is unacceptable to God, and it is most important. Human righteousness is actually a different kind of righteousness from that which God requires. God asks for divine righteousness, and human righteousness is not divine righteousness at all. Most people think of goodness much in the way w...
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