In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef warns against self-righteousness while looking at how all people are in need of salvation.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to my Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way. A Shamed of hypocrisy by Dr. Michael Youssef. Many Jewish people in Paul's Day believe that if they kept certain rituals such as going to the temple and observing important holy days,
[00:00:21] they were righteous before God, even though their hearts were far from Him. But Paul, in Romans 2, challenges this thought and makes one thing crystal clear. Both Jews and Gentiles are under the judgment of God and an equal need of salvation in Christ.
[00:00:38] Because the Jews possessed the Scriptures, God's judgment against them for failing to live by them was stricter than his judgment against the Scriptureless Gentiles.
[00:00:48] The principle applies now to any self-righteous Christian. We have the Scriptures, therefore we will be held to a stricter standard for failing to live by grace than those who have never heard the gospel.
[00:01:00] The self-righteous or legalistic Christian has committed two great errors. First, he underestimates God's standards of righteousness. And second, he misjudges the depths of his sin, minimizing his own sins and exaggerating the sins of others.
[00:01:18] When we judge one another, we are often hard on others but easy on ourselves. My friends, such hypocrisy is rampant in our churches today. Let it not be true of you and me. Here, Paul reminds us all that by the very standards that we judge others,
[00:01:38] we ourselves are going to be judged. May God grant us the grace to be examples of humility and goodness in our backbiting culture.
[00:01:48] Let's pray together. Father forgive us for underestimating your righteous standards. We know that we stand before you, because of your grace and mercy through Jesus Christ. May we spend our lives pointing others to the wonders of your love displayed on the cross.
[00:02:06] Humbley proclaiming, how you have been so good to us. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen. If you appreciate this daily devotional podcast, Dr. Usef invites you to help share this life-changing truth with others.
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