Matthew 5:20
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.
The focus of the Sermon on the Mount is the matter of the heart. The righteousness we must have for heaven is a righteousness that stems from the heart.
And in order for the heart to have righteousness it must be made new; it must possess Christ. No man can make himself have a new heart. It is impossible to will ourselves to love a person or a thing. This must come of God.
Love may be won. A man may win the love of a woman for instance and the Bible tells us that God wins our love by first loving us.
When we suffer for righteousness' sake it is suffering for Christ and not for doing the right thing.
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.
The focus of the Sermon on the Mount is the matter of the heart. The righteousness we must have for heaven is a righteousness that stems from the heart.
And in order for the heart to have righteousness it must be made new; it must possess Christ. No man can make himself have a new heart. It is impossible to will ourselves to love a person or a thing. This must come of God.
Love may be won. A man may win the love of a woman for instance and the Bible tells us that God wins our love by first loving us.
When we suffer for righteousness' sake it is suffering for Christ and not for doing the right thing.
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