Do we even come up to them
And yet, unless your righteousness, says our Lord, exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter the kingdom of heaven. A solemn and weighty declaration, and one which it concerns all who are called by the name of Christ seriously and deeply to consider. But before we ask how our righteousness may exceed theirs, let us examine whether at present we come up to it.
1771 text
7. And yet, Except your righteousness, saith our Lord, shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. A solemn and weighty declaration! And which it behoves all who are called by the name of Christ, seriously and deeply to consider. But before we enquire, how our righteousness may exceed theirs, let us examine, whether at present we come up to it?
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 25 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:17-20.
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