Tag: Righteousness
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Day 312: Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Works-Righteousness? (Matthew 25:31-46)
When Keith Green thundered, “The only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did and didn’t do,” he captured the urgency of Jesus’ words in Matthew 25. But was Jesus really teaching salvation by works? This parable doesn’t show how we earn salvation—it shows what saving grace inevitably produces.
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Day 010: Is Job Just, or Just Arrogant? (Job 27:6)
Job’s declaration—“I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go”—sounds arrogant at first. But when read in light of God’s character and the gospel, Job’s confidence is not pride in himself, but trust that God is righteous, knowable, and just. In Christ, that confidence finds its true fulfillment.
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Romans, Part 9: The Grand Finale and the Great Turn (Romans 3:9-26)
Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama March 13, 2022 Today is an exciting day! We have been talking about the wrath of God for about nine weeks now. And it’s been HEAVY! And so today, as we follow our outline through the book of Romans, remember that the overall theme is established in Romans 1:16-17, especially…
