27 Bible Verses about Self Righteousness, And The Gospel

For no man will be justified in God's sight by works of the Law; for through the Law comes the consciousness of sin.

But that the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law?

"yet because we know that no man is justified by the works of the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we ourselves also have put our faith 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."

And it is manifest that by the Law no man is justified in the sight of God. because The just shall live by faith,

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift. It is not of works, so that any one can boast of it;

He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the proud glory of life, is not from the Father, but from the world;

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

"For I assure you that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not find entrance into the kingdom of heaven.

For because they were ignorant of God's righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN.

"and that by him every one that believes is justified from all things from which you could never be justified by the law of Moses.

It is of him that you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

Him who knew no sin, in our behalf he has made to be sin; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Since we stand justified as the result of faith, let us continue to enjoy the peace we have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But we are not, for we through the Spirit are eagerly waiting by faith for a hope of righteousness (a hope well founded);

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift.

"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!' "I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

Then what becomes of boasting? It is shut out. What sort of law forbids it? A law of works? No, but a law of faith.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to be proud of, but not before God.

so that as Scripture says, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

For who makes you a differ, brother? Or what have you that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why are you boasting as if you had not received it?

If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.

but he has answered me. "My grace is sufficient for you; it is in weakness that my power is perfected."

Even those who are being circumcised, are not themselves keeping the Law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may glory in your flesh. God forbid that I should glory in anything except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, upon which the world has been crucified to me and I have been crucified to the world.

It is not of works, so that any one can boast of it;

But what was once gain to me, that I have counted loss for Christ. In very truth I count all things but loss compared to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and esteem them but refuse that I may gain Christ, and be found in him; not having my own righteousness of the Law, but that alone which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which comes from God, founded upon faith.