I.B.S. #47

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 wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

The Pharisees know the law, the scribes know the law. I could never be as perfect as the Pharisees or scribes who not only know the law and abide by it, but they also memorize it and in a sense have it embeded deep into their minds. However these people are the ones who constantly show us, in the Bible, the difference in realtionship and religion. I see that the Pharisees and scribes were the ones who were constantly being rebuked by Christ because they held so firmly to the law of the Old Testiment, that they would condemn others for trying to grow personally to Christ. A lot of friends of mine and I believe just people in general, get turned off of Christianity because they say, "oh it's just a bunch of religion," "Christians are just abunch of stuck up people who think they're better than everyone else because they don't break their laws." It's sad to me that people view Christianity this way, but sometimes I cannot blame them for thinking so. The truth of the matter is that alot of Churches and people who say they're Christians do act this way. Honestly the problem with this lies in the pride of that person. Once we realize that we all need is a relationship with Christ, and that He loves everyone and came to save everyone, and that we are no better than the next person, we should be humbled

Read the Ten Commandments and think about how many times I have broken those laws. Ask myself why I judge others.