27 Bible Verses about Self Righteousness, And The Gospel

for by the observation of the law no one shall be justified in his sight, since it is the law that takes cognizance of sin.

but Israel, who followed the law of justice, hath not attained to the law of justice.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in him, and not by the works of the law, by which there is no justification.

but that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, is evident: for, " the just shall live by faith."

for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us: it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

for what the world is so full of, sensuality, avarice, and pride, is not deriv'd from the creator, but is the offspring of a vicious world.

as it is written, " there is none righteous, no not one:

for I declare to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the heavenly kingdom.

because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God.

There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."

by him, every one who believes, is purged from all that guilt, for which the law of Moses had made no such provision.

for from him it is that ye believe in Christ Jesus, whom God has made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that,

for he hath made him who knew no sin to be a sin-offering for us, that we might be justified by God thro' him.

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

but as for us, our minds are possessed with the hopes of justification by faith.

for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:

but the Publican, who stood a good way lower, not daring to lift up even his eyes to heaven, only smote his breast, and said, O God, be merciful to me, who am a sinner. I tell you this man went home approv'd as just, and not the other. for whoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

what reason then is there for boasting? it is excluded. what, by the ceremonial law? no: but by the law of faith.

for if Abraham was justified by works, he had matter of pretension, whereas he had no such claim from God.

according as it is written, "he that glorieth, should glory in the Lord."

for who has distinguish'd thee above another? or what have you, that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?

If I must be compell'd to glory, I will glory on the account of my sufferings.

but he said to me, "my favour is sufficient for thee: for my strength is shown to be perfect by thy weakness." with pleasure therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may be seen to dwell in me.

for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account. but far be it from me that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world is as contemptible to me, as I am to the world.

it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast:

these advantages I renounce for Christ, nay I think them disadvantages when put in competition with the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whose sake I abandon all these things, and count them as straw, that I may gain Christ, and be his true disciple, not professing that justification, which is derived from the law, but that which is from the gospel,