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"I keep the law, so I will be all right"

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Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."

No man's righteous is enough to meet God's standards of true righteousness and therefore merit salvation. God's standard for righteousness is Himself His righteousness which can only be merited through faith in Christ.

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Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."

Galatians 3:11 "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith."

Galatians 5:4 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace."

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

Faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

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Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

Our best works cannot match God's standards.

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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."

The law must be wholly obeyed in order to deliver eternal life or salvation and no man can do that except Christ who has done that and received eternal life on behalf of all those who receive Him by faith.

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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

Faith in Christ is not a way truth or a life but THE way THE truth and THE life. THE means the absolute and only approved one

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John 3:36 He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.

Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."

Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

The purpose of the law is to reveal our need for Jesus by showing us our helpless state of sin.

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Titus 3:5 "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 Spirit;"

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"Everything in the old testament is irrelevant for our lives"

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Colossians 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

The old testament is enables us appreciate the revelation of Christ

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John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill."

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"There is no absolute right and wrong"

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1John 3:4 Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"

Micah 6:8 "He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"

Romans 2:15 "Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)"

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"If I don't retaliate, he will not cease to hurt me"

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Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord."

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