Sunday, April 01, 2007
The Righteous life
Isaiah 64:6 (NKJV)
The testimony of Isaiah concerning our works before God. But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are like filthy rags;
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We have an old sin nature (Rom 8:7) that hates God but loves religion, church, good works, and moral standards. But Isaiah says, when these things are done in the flesh they are like the food that passes through our body and is eliminated. They are of no value and worthless.
Now if these things are done with good intentions, humility of heart and good motives why are they considered as dung before God?
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Within this mystery of the Christian life are the keys to the Kingdom of God.
Compare and cf. Phillippians 3:9, Hebrews 12:2
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[Phil. 3:9]
Lit. a filthy garment
