Folly of Self-Righteousness

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Romans 4:1-25

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, has found?…

"By the works of the law there shall no flesh living be justified"; and in the teeth of that millions of men say, "We will be justified by the works of the law"; so, coming to God with the pretence of worshipping Him, they offer Him that which He abhors, and give the lie to Him in all His solemn declarations. If God says that by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified, and man declares, "But I will be so justified," he maketh God a liar; whether he knoweth it or not, his sin hath that within it. Man is much like a silkworm, he is a spinner and weaver by nature. A robe of righteousness is wrought out for him, but he will not have it; he will spin for himself, and like the silkworm, he spins and spins, and he only spins himself a shroud. All the righteousness that a sinner can make will only be a shroud in which to wrap up his soul, his destroyed soul, for God will cast him away who relies upon the works of the law.

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