Philippians 3:6

Righteousness Through Christ

⁵ I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee; ⁶ As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless. ⁷ But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.

According to the Law

Law of Moses

Under the Law

With God

Zeal For God

Moses

No

Acts 8:3

But Saul began to devastate the Church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.

Acts 22:3-4

"I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day.

Acts 26:9-10

I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the Name of Jesus of Nazareth;

Galatians 1:13-14

You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

Matthew 5:20

Indeed I tell you that, unless your religion is above that of the Teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 23:25

Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.

Mark 10:20-21

"Teacher," he replied, "I have observed all these from my childhood."

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Acts 9:1-19

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest,

Acts 21:20

And, when they had heard it, they began praising God, and said to Paul: "You see, Brother, that the Jews who have become believers in Christ may be numbered by tens of thousands, and they are all naturally earnest in upholding the Jewish Law.

Acts 26:5

And they have always known--if they choose to give evidence- -that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.

Romans 7:9

There was a time when I myself, unconscious of Law, was alive; but when the Commandment was brought home to me, sin sprang into life, while I died!

Romans 9:31-32

While Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

Romans 10:2-5

I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the meanest of the Apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of 'Apostle,' because I persecuted the Church of God.

Philippians 3:9

Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.

1 Timothy 1:13

though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;