And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” Matthew 9:2 NABRE Jesus travels to His home town and is greeted by people with a paralyzed man on a stretcher seeking…
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[But] take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. Matthew 6:1 NABRE Jesus speaks about doing good for the sake of accolades from others. Jesus says righteous deeds performed in order that others might…
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I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 NABRE Jesus is teaching about the law, He has not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. While He wants His disciples to follow…
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whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed, Romans 3:25 NABRE Paul is writing about the righteousness of God. It is something that we cannot obtain on our own, it must be passed onto…
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This is the fourth week of a series called, Resurrection of the righteous. It comes from the words of Jesus in speaking about holding a banquet inviting those who cannot repay you and you may be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. We hear about resurrection often in relationship…
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