“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 (Emphasis mine) One of the most difficult recommendations by Jesus to kingdom citizens deals with our relationship with others. Our ability to love […]
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“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 (Emphasis mine) Another interesting subject in relation to kingdom righteousness is our approach to retaliation. Retaliation can be defined as the act of
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“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 (Emphasis mine) One of the things we often overlook as believers is our integrity lapses. The Scribes and Pharisee who were supposed to
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“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 (Emphasis mine) Today’s edition is another interesting and yet a controversial subject. This has to do with marriage, adultery, fornication and divorce in
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“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 (Emphasis mine) This morning, we are going to look into another interesting and yet a controversial subject. This has to do with marriage,
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“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 (Emphasis mine) Like the Pharisees and the Scribes, our righteousness is always dubious in the eyes of Jesus. Irrespective of how people see
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““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 (Emphasis mine) Like the Pharisees and the Scribes, our righteousness is always questionable in the eyes of our Lord. We try as much
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““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 (Emphasis mine) When Jesus emphatically declared his position in regards to the law, he used the righteousness of Pharisees and the Scribes as
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“Think not that I am come TO DESTROY THE LAW, OR THE PROPHETS: I am not come to destroy, but TO FULFIL. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled…” Matthew 5:17-18 KJV, (Emphasis mine). In
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“And of HIS fulness have all we received, and GRACE FOR GRACE. For the LAW was given by Moses, BUT GRACE AND TRUTH CAME BY JESUS CHRIST… John 1:16-17 KJV, (Emphasis mine). In the previous edition, the Law was defined as the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as the regulating actions
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