UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20

(KJV) Matthew 5:20

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

The Pharisees and teachers lived by the law and still were not right with God because their “righteousness” was external only. They kept many rules, prayed, praised, fasted, read God’s Word and attended worship services. However, they substituted the outward actions for the correct inner attitudes and true devotion to God. We must have both. Jesus said that in order to truly be right with God, one’s heart and spirit – not just outward actions – must conform to God’s standard and purposes because we love and trust Him (Mark 7:6).

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1. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
2. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
3. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
4. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
5. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
6. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
7. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
8. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
9. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
10. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
11. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
12. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
13. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
14. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
15. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
16. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
17. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
18. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
19. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
20. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
21. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
22. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
23. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
24. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
25. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
26. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
27. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
28. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
29. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
30. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
31. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
32. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
33. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
34. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
35. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
36. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
37. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
38. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
39. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
40. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
41. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
42. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
43. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
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UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20

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The Pharisees and teachers lived by the law and still were not right with God because their “righteousness” was external only.

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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