Blessings to you, the readers of this page, in Jesus Christ our
Lord. May He guide you and protect you always.
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:20 KJV)Consider the law concerning adultery: adultery was clearly forbidden by the law, and the Pharisees no doubt avoided adultery altogether. Yet this avoidance of actual adultery was not enough! In order to truly fulfill the law, they needed to eliminate adulterous *thoughts* also!.
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Matthew 5:27-28 KJV)Do you ever have adulterous thoughts? The Pharisees obviously did, or else Jesus would not have used this as an example. I certainly do, too. And so do you, whoever you may be. We *all* break His law, saved and unsaved, no matter how pious we may appear.
And if we break the law in any one point, we have broken it in all points!
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." (James 2:10 KJV)Paul summarizes the futility of trying to attain righteousness by following the law.
ROMANS 3:10-20 (KJV) 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. <>< "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23 KJV)
<>< Bill McGinnis <>< bmcgin@patriot.net https://loveallpeople.org/chapel.html To receive INTERNET DAILY CHAPEL each day by e-mail, please send your request to bmcgin@patriot.net.Bill McGinnis Ministries
May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.
Rev. Bill McGinnis <>< bmcgin@patriot.net
See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of Biblical truths.
Please also see our related pages . . .
CHRISTIAN
ETHICS & HUMAN RELATIONS
POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.
Rev. Bill McGinnis <>< bmcgin@patriot.net
See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of Biblical truths.
Please also see our related pages . . .
CHRISTIAN
ETHICS & HUMAN RELATIONS
POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Blessings to you. May God help us all.
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
If you are looking for a spiritual home, please visit our website at => Internet Church Of Christ
*** Bible-Based, Christian, Progressive, Universalist ***
All of our original content on all of our web pages is in the Public Domain. You may link to these pages by any means you choose, including "framing."
Index of Internet Church Of Christ - LoveAllPeople.org: - ETHICS & HUMAN RELATIONS - POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CHRISTIAN - AUTOMOTIVE - LAW & LEGAL SERVICES - HEALTH & FITNESS - PUBLISHING & CONSULTING - AFFILIATES & FEATURED PRODUCTS - SITE MAP - CONTACT LINK
Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,See what we do => On The Web
using the search box below . . .For list of suggested searches, click => HERE!
To support us, please visit the advertisers appearing on our pages.
God's One Law For All Mankind:
"Love All People As Yourself."