27 Bible Verses about Self Righteousness, And The Gospel

Therefore no flesh will be justified in his sight by works of the law, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.

but Israel, who pursued the law of righteousness, has not attained that law.

yet who know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law will no flesh be justified.

Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "The righteous man shall live by faith."

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

he saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but because of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,

For all that is in the worldthe lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of lifeis not of the Father but is of the world.

As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

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

and through him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God

But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Where then is our boasting? It is excluded. On what law? On the law of works? No, but on the law of faith.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

therefore, as it is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord."

For who regards you as different? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh. But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

But whatever was gain to me, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christthe righteousness that comes from God and is by faith,