Luke 1:6

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Summary

Luke 1:6

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Righteous

Walking

Bible References

Righteous

but he said to them, you pretend to piety before men, which, however they may admire, is an abomination to God, who knows your real temper.

"how then are we better than they?" why, not at all: for we have already convicted both Jews and Gentiles, of being all under the guilt of sin.

if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

Walking

Then Paul directing himself to the council, thus said, "hitherto I have liv'd strictly conscientious, as God knows."

and 'tis my endeavour to preserve a conscience free from reproach both with respect to God, and with respect to men.

now I commend you, brethren, for remembring all my orders, and for keeping the rules I delivered to you.

for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.

if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him.

dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.