What is the Christian's "Breastplate of Righteousness" described in Ephesians 6? We are often told the believer's armor is to be compared to that of a Roman soldier. Is this accurate? Study this lesson, and if possible, listen on FaceBook or YouTube by typing my name and the title or text of this study.
What does "having your feet shod with the gospel of peace" mean? How does a Christian prepare their feet? Why is comparing the armor of God to the Roman soldier inappropriate? To what is this metaphor more likely referring?
The first piece mentioned in the panoply of the "armor of God" for the Christian is "the belt of truth." But, what is truth? Why is it listed first? Why is it vital and what does it protect? Jesus said to Pilate, "To this end was I born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth." (18:37)
Why does a Christian need a helmet? What is the helmet protecting? How does salvation protect the head? Why does Paul instruct the "saints at Ephesus" to "put on the helmet of salvation" if they are already "saved"? What is the difference between the brain and the mind? How does the "blessed hope" in Messiah's return change your mind and motivate you to persevere through life's tribulations?
What does it mean "taking the shield of faith"? Why does a Christian require a "shield"? What is faith? Is all faith the same? How does faith protect? Do you know how to use the "shield of faith"?
What is the Bible all about? What is its purpose? How can we get the most out of studying the Bible?
This lesson is part of a series of studies entitle, "Living the Word" taught at the Lighthouse Freedom Center. These slides will help you if you're following us online on Sunday at 8:45.
What are the characteristics of a servant of God? How many of these characteristics are true of you? Which one(s) do you need to improve or strengthen?
What does "having your feet shod with the gospel of peace" mean? How does a Christian prepare their feet? Why is comparing the armor of God to the Roman soldier inappropriate? To what is this metaphor more likely referring?
The first piece mentioned in the panoply of the "armor of God" for the Christian is "the belt of truth." But, what is truth? Why is it listed first? Why is it vital and what does it protect? Jesus said to Pilate, "To this end was I born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth." (18:37)
Why does a Christian need a helmet? What is the helmet protecting? How does salvation protect the head? Why does Paul instruct the "saints at Ephesus" to "put on the helmet of salvation" if they are already "saved"? What is the difference between the brain and the mind? How does the "blessed hope" in Messiah's return change your mind and motivate you to persevere through life's tribulations?
What does it mean "taking the shield of faith"? Why does a Christian require a "shield"? What is faith? Is all faith the same? How does faith protect? Do you know how to use the "shield of faith"?
What is the Bible all about? What is its purpose? How can we get the most out of studying the Bible?
This lesson is part of a series of studies entitle, "Living the Word" taught at the Lighthouse Freedom Center. These slides will help you if you're following us online on Sunday at 8:45.
What are the characteristics of a servant of God? How many of these characteristics are true of you? Which one(s) do you need to improve or strengthen?
Who was Uzziah? Why did Isaiah “see the Lord when Uzziah died”? Who is your Uzziah? Who are the seraphim? What is their function? What did Isaiah see and hear them doing? What effect did their worship have on the Temple and on the Prophet Isaiah? How will you respond upon observing holy angels worshipping “the Lord high and lifted up”? Why does Isaiah confess, “I am a man of unclean lips and dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips”? Would you confess the same? Why? Did Isaiah actually see the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamashiach? (Jn. 12:37-41) Have you actually seen Him? How? (Jn. 1:9,14) How has “beholding Him” changed you? (2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Jn. 3:2)
Why do you think the order of having on the armor of God begins with "the belt of truth," then "the breastplate of righteousness" and then "have shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace"? What does "having your feet shod" practically mean? What is "the gospel of peace"? How can you prepare yourself with the gospel of peace? How does the "gospel of peace" enable the believer to "withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand"?
Christians of season already know to put on the armor of God and how to use it to fight off the wiles of our adversary (Satan). This sermon is a motivational reminder to stir us into evangelizing the gospel to those about us.
The Christian armour is necessary in this battle against "spiritual" wickedness in high places. As such each of us need to investigate carefully the recommendations made of the Armour that we need to put on.
Why does a Christian need a sword in order to "stand and withstand in the evil day" when Christ warns that "all who live by the sword will perish by the sword" (Matt. 26:52)? What is the difference between the “sword of the Spirit” (Eph. 6:17) and Christ’s sword mentioned in Revelation 2:12, 16; 19:11-16? What is the difference in meaning between the Greek words, “logos” and “rhema” as they relate to the Word of God? Which word is used to describe the “sword of the Spirit”? How is the Word of God practically used like a sword?
Who was Uzziah? Why did Isaiah “see the Lord when Uzziah died”? Who is your Uzziah? Who are the seraphim? What is their function? What did Isaiah see and hear them doing? What effect did their worship have on the Temple and on the Prophet Isaiah? How will you respond upon observing holy angels worshipping “the Lord high and lifted up”? Why does Isaiah confess, “I am a man of unclean lips and dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips”? Would you confess the same? Why? Did Isaiah actually see the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamashiach? (Jn. 12:37-41) Have you actually seen Him? How? (Jn. 1:9,14) How has “beholding Him” changed you? (2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Jn. 3:2)
Why do you think the order of having on the armor of God begins with "the belt of truth," then "the breastplate of righteousness" and then "have shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace"? What does "having your feet shod" practically mean? What is "the gospel of peace"? How can you prepare yourself with the gospel of peace? How does the "gospel of peace" enable the believer to "withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand"?
Christians of season already know to put on the armor of God and how to use it to fight off the wiles of our adversary (Satan). This sermon is a motivational reminder to stir us into evangelizing the gospel to those about us.
The Christian armour is necessary in this battle against "spiritual" wickedness in high places. As such each of us need to investigate carefully the recommendations made of the Armour that we need to put on.
Why does a Christian need a sword in order to "stand and withstand in the evil day" when Christ warns that "all who live by the sword will perish by the sword" (Matt. 26:52)? What is the difference between the “sword of the Spirit” (Eph. 6:17) and Christ’s sword mentioned in Revelation 2:12, 16; 19:11-16? What is the difference in meaning between the Greek words, “logos” and “rhema” as they relate to the Word of God? Which word is used to describe the “sword of the Spirit”? How is the Word of God practically used like a sword?
STAND TO WITHSTAND
TEX: EPH 6:13-14
Intro:
Eph 6:10; Rom 8:37; Ps 144:1
Phil 2:12-13
I. SUPPORT, TRUTH- EPH 6:14
II. SHELTER, RIGHTEOUSNESS- EPH 6:14
Exod 28:15; Exod 28:29; Exod 28:30
Isa 59:17; 1Thess 5:8; Rev 9:9
Rev 9:17
III. SHOES, PEACE- EPH 6:15
Isa 52:7; Luke 15:22; Rom 10:15
2Cor 5:18-20
IV. SHIELD, FAITH- EPH 6:16
2Cor 1:24; 1Pet 5:9
1John 5:4
V. SHAKO, SALVATION- EPH 6:17
Ps 42:5; Ps 42:11; Ps 43:5; Lam 3:26
1Thess 5:8; 2Thess 2:16; Heb 6:19
1Pet 1:3
VI. SWORD, THE WORD OF GOD- EPH 6:17
Ps 56:10; Prov 30:5; Isa 55:11; Jer 48:10
Matt 24:35; John 12:48; Rom 15:4
Heb 4:12
CONCLUSION: EPH 6:18
What is a doxology? What are some of the doxologies recorded in the New Testament? After all the negative warnings against apostasy, how does Jude conclude his epistle? What is the basis of his positive prayer for the believer?
Put On Righteousness - Ephesians 6:14bDavid Turner
We cannot clothe ourselves in our personal righteousness, because any righteousness we have in ourselves falls short of God's standard of righteousness. Instead, we must shield our hearts with the righteousness of Christ. We are declared righteous because of his righteousness, not because of anything in ourselves. For a free PowerPoint download of this presentation visit us at wwwBibleguy.org.
How important is righteousness to God? (Lev. 11:44; Psa. 99:3,5,9; Isa. 40:25; Hab. 1:12-13; Jn. 17:11; 1 Pet. 1:15) Are you righteous? (Rom.3:10-12, 23; 5:12) If so, how did you become righteous? (Phil. 3:9) Why can’t religion make us righteous? What is “the righteousness of Christ”? (2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8, 9; Phil. 3:9) How does the righteousness of Christ protect you?
We’re Wrestling Who? - Ephesians 6:10-13David Turner
Our battles are not against flesh and blood. Our battles are against Principalities and Powers. These adversaries are much bigger than us and cannot be defeated by our own strength. In Ephesians 6:10-13 Paul identifies who we are really wrestling with and follows up with advice on how to compete to gain victory. For this and other PowerPoint Presentations go to www.Bibleguy.org.
A very critical look at the reality of the parable expounded by Christ in John 10 of the hireling. Looked at through analysis of history and use of the term a thought provoking study. It will enrich a lead to deeper studies of more passages of scripture.
Hebrews 4:11-13 God's Word: Produces faith, cleanses us, brings reconciliation, tells us how to be saved, blesses us, answers life's questions, solves life's problems, helps us weather life's storms, tells us what is right and wrong, produces fruit in our lives, will judge us.
Realizing your personal destiny and call in Christ by Prof Thio - 19/11/11zionyaf
Prof Thio will be speaking on the topic of realizing our personal destiny and call in Christ. As God's elect, we have a calling to fulfill. Paul expressed this as a prayer to the Thessalonians, "With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith." (2 Thessalonians 1:11)
Are you affirmed of your calling in Christ? Have you been seeking to know and obey wherever God calls you to? Is your spiritual walk with Him deadening?
Prof Thio will be speaking on a topic that is particularly relevant in a world where secular humanist philosophies reign dominant. That humanity, instead of God, is the measure of all things - the very motivation of pride that led to the building of the Tower of Babel.
The talk will be centered on 2 Cor 10:5, where Paul declared against such forms of philosophy, "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." Paul further warned in Col 2:8,
"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."
These slides were part of a Webinar introducing an online course, offered by ITTI, certified by PESI for six CEUs, and taught by me entitled, "Civilian Clinicians Counseling Military Veterans." For more information or to enroll in this course go to: https://traumaonline.net/
More is written about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ than of any other person in history. Why is that? What did He accomplish by dying on the cross? Why was His resurrection necessary? Is there strong attestation to Christ's resurrection? Must we believe He is alive today? How does the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth effect you?
All four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- record the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Nisan 10. This study is an exposition of John 12:12-19 and answers the question: "What's most important about Palm Sunday?"
The world, the flesh and the devil are hostile to true faith in God because all three are at enmity with God, hate Jesus (who is God come in flesh), and therefore hate those whom Christ has chosen out of this world. What hope is there for Christians facing such enemies? How can we "stand against the evil of the day"?
In many ways Jacob is a picture of every person. We were all by nature selfish, deceitful, "graspers". Jacob is a type of our human carnal nature. But, Jacob changed! One night he wrestled with the Lord and begged for a blessing. His blessing came in the form of a changed character, reflected in his new name: Israel. Israel is a picture of a person changed by God, someone with whom the Spirit of God dwells.
God's sovereignty is evident in every aspect of life. Redemption is the overarching purpose of divine sovereignty. Genesis 31 reveals God's hand and heart in Jacob's relationship with Laban, a wiley, manipulative uncle, father-in-law, employer. This chapter is filled with lots of practical, relevant lessons in God's redemption for all of us.
What prevents the non-believing world from truly knowing who Jesus is? (Jn. 1:10-12; 2 Cor. 2:14) Why didn’t Pilate know what Truth was when the One who is Truth was standing only a few feet from him? (John 18:33-38) Why didn’t the disciples understand who Christ was though they had spent three solid years with Him? Why didn’t the disciples on the Emmaus Road know who Jesus was though He had already risen from the dead and reports of His resurrection had been announced to His disciples? (Luke 24:13-35)
What prevents world unity? Why have the world’s best of intentions and brightest of minds failed, abysmally, and repeatedly to achieve world unity and peace? What are common causes for disunity and conflict among Christians? How can church conflict strengthen and improve a congregation? When is church conflict destructive? What does James say is a common cause for conflict among Christians? (Jas. 4:1) What four steps does James give believers for conflict resolution? (Jas. 4:1-3; 4-6; 7-10; 11-12)
Genesis 30 describes how God uses circumstances and people in our lives to mold us and mature us. Often, God uses conflict. Certainly, this was the case for Jacob and his family. Jacob was a deceiver, a liar and a manipulator. God used his uncle Laban, who was also a deceiver, liar and manipulator to provoke change in Jacob. Conflict between two sisters, Rachel and Leah, Jacob's wives, Leah and Rachel, mirrored his relationship with his brother, Esau. God wasn't just working in the heart of Jacob. He was using the family dynamics to mold and mature each member of this family. He does the same with us today.
How is COVID-19 different from previous pandemics in history? How does the Coronavirus compare to future pestilences prophesied in the Bible? Do you think God sent the Coronavirus as a harbinger of future pandemics? If so, what should be learn about God and ourselves during COVID-19? As Christians how should we respond to pandemics? Do you have peace and hope? Why? How is your life, currently, giving others, especially non-Christians, cause to ask you for “an answer (lit. the reason) for the hope that lies in you”? (1 Peter 3:15)
God teaches each of us using sometimes intensely painful circumstances to inculcate profound and powerful lessons. Such was the case with Jacob, the deceiver, who spent 20 years with his uncle Laban being on the receiving end of deceitfulness. Everyone, Jacob and Laban, Leah and Rachel, and Zilpah and Bilhah learn life's lessons in God's classroom, known as Genesis 29.
How has COVID-19 changed you? Has the Coronavirus in any way changed your view of yourself, of the world, and of God? If so, have these changes been positive? Explain. As much as we may value science and medicine, what inherent limitations prevent us from basing our lives on them? (2 Timothy 6:19-21) How did each of the plagues defeat a god in Egypt? (Exodus 7-12) How do you think God, the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ, is challenging the gods of our world today through COVID-19? (1 Samuel 17:47; 2 Chronicles 20:15-16; Zechariah 4:6)
Not unlike the effects of today’s Coronavirus, the older generation of Israel in the wilderness were dying. Numbers 20 begins with the death of Miriam (1) and concludes with the death of Aaron (28, 29). If you were to die today, what legacy would you leave? When was the last time you murmured or complained about something associated with COVID-19? What was your complaint? How did your criticism or complaint change you, your relationship with God and those around you? Why did the Lord send “fiery serpents among the people” (21:6)? What was Moses’ response when he heard their complaints and saw God’s judgment? (7) How should we be like Moses? What was the Lord’s response? (8) Why did Jesus compare Himself to Moses’ brazen serpent? (John 3:14-16) Why do many (sadly most) people refuse to look and live? (8)
While we cannot control life's trials, we can, by God's grace, control our response to them. We can resist temptations and be victorious over our trials, even be better because of them. This study specifically addresses trials and temptations and how you successfully pass the test of COVID-19.
There are many significant symbols and features surrounding our Lord's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. What, however, was most important? This is the question we answer in this study.
Jacob was in exile, in the process of fleeing from his vengeful brother. After 3 days into his 517 mile journey to Syria, he stops at a seemingly insignificant place to rest for the night. The dream he had that night was an unforgettable revelation from God, an amazing description of the coming Messiah. There are many details in this account that apply to us, both as Christian believers and as non-believers.
The exponential proliferation of the COVID-19 virus is plenty reason for serious-minded people around the globe to be concerned. Are the attitudes and responses of Christians any different than everyone else? How can we, who are Christians, able to keep our heads when many around us are losing theirs? This passage provides an excellent antidote for anxiety.
What is the difference between a group of Christians doing ministry and a ministry team? Have you ever been a part of a ministry team? Describe your experience. How did Paul establish more than a dozen local churches in ten years? Explain your answer. Who accompanied him during each of his three missionary journeys? What is essential for an effective ministry team? (Acts 13:2-3; 14:23; 1 Cor. 3:7-9) What requirements, do you think, are necessary to be an effective ministry team member? (Ex. 18:13-27; Phil. 2:1-11; 2 Tim. 2:2; 1 Thess. 5:12)
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We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
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The texts are in English.
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Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
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Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
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Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
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Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
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Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
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Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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The Breastplate of Righteousness - Ephesians 614
1.
2. 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the
Lord and in the power of His might. 11
Put on the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to stand against the
wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of
this age, against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places.
3. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor
of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore,
having girded your waist with truth,
having put on the breastplate of
righteousness,
4.
5. Deuteronomy 20:2–4
2 So it shall be, when you are on the
verge of battle, that the priest shall
approach and speak to the people. 3
And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O
Israel: Today you are on the verge of
battle with your enemies. Do not let
your heart faint, do not be afraid, and
do not tremble or be terrified because
of them; 4 for the LORD your God is He
who goes with you, to fight for you
against your enemies, to save you.’
6. Hebrews 4:14–16
14 Seeing then that we have a great
High Priest who has passed through
the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast our confession. 15 For we
do not have a High Priest who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses, but
was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore
come boldly to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help in time of need.
7. The Believer’s Battle Commands:
Ø “Be Strong in the Lord
Ø “Put on the whole armor of God”
This Attic vase painting (490
B.C.) depicts Odysseus giving
the armor of his father Achilles
to Neoptolemos.
8. The Believer’s Battle Commands:
Ø “Put on the whole armor of God”
1) “having girded your loins with truth”
2) “having put on the breastplate of righteousness”
3) “having shod your feet with the gospel of peace”
4) “taking the shield of faith”
5) “take the helmet of salvation”
6) “(take) the sword of the Spirit”
9. The Believer’s Battle Commands:
Ø “Be Strong in the Lord
Ø “Put on the whole armor of God”
Ø “Stand” (ἵσταμαι – histamai)
Ø “Withstand” (ἀνθίστημι – anthistēmi)
HOLD YOUR
POSITION
NEVER
RETREAT
10. Elements: white linen +
3 colors
Size: 2¼” wide, 48’ long
Function: Service
Indicated: Readiness Truth
According to the Talmud, Rabbinic literature
(B. Zevachim 88b) and Maimonides
11. “breastplate” θώραξ (thōrax) = corset
Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having
girded your waist with truth, having put
on the breastplate of righteousness,
“having put on” (aorist participle)
12. “Under the Roman republic all the
legionaries wore a bronze cuirass
consisting of a breast and back plate with
a border of pendent leather straps
defending the lower part of the body.”
(The Encyclopedia Americana, 1903)
A. To a Roman Soldier:
18. Isaiah 59:16–17 He saw that there was
no man, and wondered that there was no
intercessor; therefore, His own arm
brought salvation for Him; and His own
righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He
put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on His head; He
put on the garments of vengeance for
clothing and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
19. Isaiah 59:16–17 He saw that there was
no man, and wondered that there was no
intercessor; therefore, His own arm
brought salvation for Him; and His own
righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He
put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on His head; He
put on the garments of vengeance for
clothing and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
20. Isaiah 59:16–17 He saw that there was
no man, and wondered that there was no
intercessor; therefore, His own arm
brought salvation for Him; and His own
righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He
put on righteousness as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on His head; He
put on the garments of vengeance for
clothing and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
21. B. To the High Priest:
2. Its Function:
• Hebrew: ח
ֹ
שׁ
ֶ
ן (ẖošen) = the sacred
breastplate was worn only by the High
Priest of the Israelites
• Occasionally called the breastplate of
judgment (Ex. 28:15-30), because
the Urim and Thummim were placed
within it.
22. URIM: “lights” = an
emblem of complete
LIGHT
THYMMIM: “perfections”
= an emblem of compete
TRUTH
23. B. To the High Priest:
2. Its Function:
Protect the
People
28. δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosynē) =
צ
ד
י
ק (tṣǎd·dîq) = righteousness, justice
describes
conduct in relation to others, especially
with regards to the rights of others in
business, in legal matters, and beginning
with relationship to God. It is contrasted
with wickedness, the conduct of the one
who, out of gross self-centeredness,
neither reveres God nor respects man.
29. צ
ד
י
ק (tṣǎd·dîq) = righteousness,
justice
1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him
you are in Christ Jesus, who
became for us wisdom from
God—and righteousness and
sanctification and
redemption—
30. A. Self-Righteousness:
Matthew 5:20 For I say to you,
that unless your righteousness
exceeds the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, you
will by no means enter the
kingdom of heaven.
31. A. Self-Righteousness:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all like
an unclean thing, and all our
righteousnesses are like filthy
rags; we all fade as a leaf, and
our iniquities, like the wind,
have taken us away.
32. B. Christ’s Righteousness:
Isaiah 59:16–17 16b His own arm
brought salvation for Him; and His
own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 For He put on righteousness as a
breastplate, and a helmet of salvation
on His head; He put on the garments
of vengeance for clothing and was
clad with zeal as a cloak.
33. B. Christ’s Righteousness:
Isaiah 59:16–17 16b His own arm
brought salvation for Him; and His
own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 For He put on righteousness as a
breastplate, and a helmet of salvation
on His head; He put on the garments
of vengeance for clothing and was
clad with zeal as a cloak.
34. Isaiah 53:11–12 By His knowledge,
My righteous Servant shall justify many,
for He shall bear their iniquities. 12...He
poured out His soul unto death, and He
was numbered with the transgressors,
and He bore the sin of many, and made
intercession for the transgressors.
B. Christ’s Righteousness:
35. B. Christ’s Righteousness:
2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him
who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we
might become the righteousness of God
in Him.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been
justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
36. 1 John 2:1–2 My little children, these things I
write to you, so that you may not sin. And if
anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He
Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not
for ours only but also for the whole world.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,
who do not walk according to the flesh, but
according to the Spirit.
37. Ephesians 4:22–24 that you put off,
concerning your former conduct, the old
man which grows corrupt according to the
deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the
spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on
the new man which was created according
to God, in true righteousness and
holiness.