Luke 5:32 (ESV) — I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to
repentance.”
NOTE: Jesus came to
call all people to repentance, but those who think they are righteous cannot
repent due to their blindness. I think that was the real purpose of the sermon
on the mount. It is not the letter of the law but the spirit of the law which reveal
our inner heart. Maybe, the Pharisees were righteous in the area of adultery,
but I doubt they or any man had never lusted. Paul says to the Romans that all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23), and that there is no
one righteous, not even one. But we have to recognize we have a sin problem to
see our need for a savior. There can be no salvation without repentance.
PRAYER: Father, open
our eyes to our sin. Help us to see that we are not righteous. Help us to see
that we are sinners in need of a savior.
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