The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees considered.

In a sermon on Matth. V. 20. : Preach"d at the evening-lecture in Boston, January 27. 1740, 1.

by Gilbert Tennent

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Published 1741 by Printed by J. Draper for D. Henchman, in Cornhill. in Boston .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Pharisees.,
• Scribes, Jewish.

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Edition Notes

Statement	By Gilbert Tennent, A.M. and Minister of the Gospel at New-Brunswick, in New-Jersey. ; [Three lines from Luke]
Series	Early American imprints -- no. 4821.
The Physical Object
Format	Microform
Pagination	[4], 19, [1] p.
Number of Pages	19
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14616981M

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As Christ said in Matthew , “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.” Since Christ has fulfilled the law, we know that “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to .   (Matthew ) "For I say to you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." I am a "scribe". This mean that I write (Christian and other) books. The modern word for "scribe" may be "book author". The words.

  For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. –20 ESV). Do you believe your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees? Consider that Jesus’ statement would have been shocking to the multitudes. The scribes and Pharisees had given Author: Berry Kercheville.   “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew ) Jesus tells the people that their righteousness must exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees. Think about how hard that would be to hear for the people listening! In particular they refer to Matthew “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,” and to , “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”.

In contrast to the two commands of Christ, the Pharisees had developed a system of laws, negative commands and positive laws By the time Christ came it had produced a heartless, cold, and arrogant brand of righteousness. As such, it contained at least ten tragic flaws. (1) New laws continually need to be invented for new situations. the righteousness of the pharisees In Matthew , Jesus makes a statement about the righteousness of the Pharisees: "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 righteousness that issues from this joyful obedience exceeds that of the Pharisees in kind rather than degree. Those of us who are in Christ have been saved from the law of God as the necessary means of salvation, but we have also been saved to the law of God as a way of loving and worshiping the God who has saved us (Rom. ).