Sentences with phrase «works righteousness»

How is that works righteousness?

Works righteousness means you've done something to earn your way to Heaven.

We are not a «works righteousness» Church.

Far from assuming a position of works righteousness, the inquiry recognized that commitment to a Christian lifestyle has the effect of producing faith.

The Marian theology (especially Wagner's suggested conflation of the goddess Venus with Mary), the knight asking for absolution from the pope, the theme of «works righteousness,» the notion that Tannhäuser is saved by Elisabeth who both sacrifices herself for him on this earth and then in the afterlife intercedes before God on his behalf, and the fact that Tannhäuser himself is redeemed only to die» all these are, to the conservative Protestant at least, distortions of Christianity.

«Luke 10 25, 37 «What shall i do to inherit eternal life...... go and do likewise» These verses are not advocating works righteousness but it seems incorrect to argue as some evangelicals do that works pay no role at all in inheritting eternal life.

The practices by themselves can be «works righteousness» as easily as expressions of faith through which faith is deepened.

If we say anything like confession, repentence, baptism, etc., then that just sounds too much like works righteousness.

Works righteousness, and they actually think they've kept the law!

In Luther's day it was utterly clear that there was an enemy: the pope, works righteousness, etc..

We are not expected, in a kind of intellectual works righteousness, to systematize the contents of our faith time and again in statements of faith.

Though this ringing silence on the subject would have been typically Lutheran — as Luther saw it, the works of humankind appear attractive and good, but they are likely to be mortal sins — I suspect that my Sunday school teachers weren't holding back out of any Reformation - based fear of «works righteousness.»

The teaching of Christ in the gospels is full of exhortations to «works righteousness,» however inconvenient they may prove for certain established strains of Christian dogmatics, and the episode of the young ruler is wholly lacking in the sort of exegetical ambiguities that might allow for reassuring evasions of that sort.

Just a few would be teaching things either not in the Bible or are anti-Biblical... veneration of Mary... praying to a priest when 2 Timothy clearly says there's only one mediator between man and God (Christ Jesus)... the Pope... indulgences... and the biggest difference is works righteousness (infused vs. imputed righteousness).

[11:7] He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days — and His (earthly) domain was completely covered with water — in order to test you, to distinguish those among you who work righteousness.

[18:30] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, we never fail to recompense those who work righteousness.

Those who hope to meet their Lord shall work righteousness, and never worship any other god beside his Lord.»

The Qur» an teaches: «And those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians — any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord» (2:62)[Ali, 1997:33 - 34].

Those who believe in the Qur «an, those who follow the Jewish scriptures, and the Sabians and the Christians, — anyone who believes in Almighty God (Allah) and the Last Day, and work righteousness, — on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

The Christian, he came to believe, is justified not by his deeds — by «work righteousness» including religious observances — but by trusting in the mercy and love of God, which can never be earned but is offered freely in Christ.

«Those who believe (in the Qur «an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians, - any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve» Quran 2:62

Not exact matches

But before you work up some serious self - righteousness, Dahl also points out that the behavior of the office workhorse often doesn't help matters.

You wrote: It pleases God to show forth His righteousness apart from the deeds of the law, apart from the boast of the man that claims a righteousness demonstrated through works.

2 Timothy 3:16 — «All Scripture is inspired by God («Theopneustos» God breathed, literally), and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.»

3:16, «All Scripture is God - breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so the the man of God may be thouroughly equipped for every good work.»

And say a prayer for me and those who are working for unity and corporate righteousness, sine qua non.

He will requite those who commit evil for their works, and will reward the righteous for their righteousness.

* Hebrews 7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; * Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.

For instance, erga nomou is now «works of the law» instead of «observing the law» (e.g., Romans 3:28 and Galatians 2:16), dikaiosunē theou is now «righteousness of God» instead of «righteousness from God» (e.g., Romans 1:17), and sarx is now usually «flesh,» not «sinful nature.»

Martin Luther was so troubled by its calls for people to pursue righteousness through good works that he wanted the whole book to be thrown «into the stove.»

Through sacramental baptism and faith we enter Christ, and in Christ we can do works of righteousness and love despite our natural sinfulness which we have inherited from Adam.

«It is only as we rest IN Christ and His righteousness by faith that we will find ourselves doing the finished works of the Father.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost (Titus 3:5).

Notice this inspired scripture is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works so it must be something we can put our hands on and read and study.

Romans 8:1 we are made righteous by faith in Christ not by us turning from sin that would be working for it and Jesus wouldnt get the Glory we would and because we did nt achieve it we can never lose our righteousness even in the midst of our sin!

A God who keeps demanding righteousness, justice, fairness and loving kindness and sees nothing but the opposite, has to threaten something, it is his «alien work».

Because they did not receive the work accomplished by Christ at the cross, they will be judged by their own works, self righteousness, labors.

we are sinners and can never work ourselves into the perfect righteousness that God requires, and so God sent Jesus to live and die and rise again, so that whoever believes in Him might have eternal life (John 3:16; 5; 24; 6:47; Rom 4:4 - 5; Eph 2:8 - 9, etc..)

In Romans 1:16 the power of God (who is Christ the Righteousness of God) for salvation is for everyone who believes (in the person, work and resurrection of Jesus Christ.)

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2 TIMOTHY 3:16 - 17 All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired of God + and beneficial for teaching, + for reproving, for setting things straight, * for disciplining in righteousness, + 17 so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

For the legalist trying to earn God's favor through good behavior, the bad news is that works of righteousness are not enough impress a holy God; the good news is that salvation is a gift.

If the Lutheran confessing movement has stood for anything, it has waged war against works - righteousness in the name of the gospel.

It is only Jesus through the Holy Spirit who helps me to do works of righteousness and love.

Such civil righteousness is not the same as spiritual righteousness, namely, the true pure love which only the Holy Spirit can work in human hearts against the impulses of the flesh.

So stop asking whether or not anyone wants it or needs it, and simply do it because you were made to do it, because it makes you fully alive to do it, because you are working out what God has already worked in, because it matters, because you are called to the ministry of reconciliation, because the seeds might just catch and someday, perhaps, you'll sit by the banks of river under the spreading branches of a tree of righteousness.

To me, Wright's approach makes the most sense of 2 Timothy 3:16: «All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.»

Even the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit is to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8 - 11).

Paul was an outspoken proponent of God's grace, and confronted legalism and works - based righteousness everywhere he went and with every letter he wrote.