“God looks down from heaven on all mankind… Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
Psalm 53:2–3
“The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind… All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
Psalm 14:2–3
So Paul’s point is absolutely in the Hebrew Scriptures.
The objection also confuses two kinds of righteousness:
Noah and David were righteous relationally, by faith, compared to their generation, and in covenant standing before God.
But Paul is talking about absolute righteousness before God’s perfect standard.
That is why David himself said:
“Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.”
Psalm 143:2
And Solomon said:
“Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.”
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Noah and David were called righteous, but not sinless. Paul’s argument stands: no human being possesses perfect righteousness before God. We need the righteousness God gives through faith.
The Cross Shatters Human Pride - You Can’t Boast When Christ Did It All
Introduction
The cross of Jesus Christ is God’s final insult to human pride. That may sound strong to a religious ear, but it is Bible truth whether the flesh likes it or not. The cross does not flatter man. The cross does not congratulate man. The cross does not pat man on the back and tell him he had a little spark of divinity buried underneath his mistakes. The cross tells man he was so lost, so ruined, so condemned, so helpless, so filthy, so spiritually bankrupt, and so dead in trespasses and sins that nothing less than the blood of the Son of God could save him. That is why proud religion hates the cross when it is preached plainly. Religion can tolerate a decorative cross on a necklace, a polished cross on a steeple, a carved cross in a cathedral, or a sentimental cross in a hymn. What religion cannot stand is the doctrinal cross that strips man naked, shuts his mouth, burns up his boasting, and says, “Christ did it all.” The old man wants one little corner of the plan of salvation where he can stand and receive credit. He wants to say, “I helped.” He wants to say, “I contributed.” He wants to say, “I endured.” He wants to say, “I kept.” He wants to say, “I performed.” But Calvary stands there like a bloody witness against the whole rotten system and says, “Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:9).
That is why Paul said in Galatians 6:14, “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” There is the right glory. There is the only safe boasting ground for a saved man. Paul had more religious credentials than most people could dream of. He had pedigree, training, zeal, knowledge, discipline, heritage, and outward blamelessness under the law. If any man could have boasted in religion, Paul could have done it. But when Paul met the risen Christ, all that fleshly confidence went into the garbage pile. Philippians 3:8 says, “I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” The cross ruined Paul’s bragging rights. The cross knocked the Pharisee out of him. The cross took his religious resume and nailed it to the wall as evidence that man’s best efforts cannot produce righteousness before a holy God. That is what the cross does. It takes the religious man, the moral man, the educated man, the wicked man, the respectable man, the poor man, the rich man, the church man, the pagan man, the Jew, the Gentile, the philosopher, the priest, the preacher, the professor, the pope, the monk, the Baptist, the Methodist, the Catholic, the Calvinist, the Charismatic, and every sinner born of Adam and lays them all flat at the foot of the same bloody tree.
The flesh never likes this message because the flesh wants to survive. It wants salvation to be partly by grace and partly by grit. It wants Christ to be necessary but not sufficient. It wants the blood to open the door, but then man’s performance to keep the door from closing. It wants the cross to begin the matter, but the sinner’s obedience to finish the matter. That is the old religious shell game. It looks humble because it talks about obedience, holiness, perseverance, sacraments, commandments, confessions, church membership, repentance, surrender, water, works, or enduring to the end. But underneath that religious language is the same old pride of Cain bringing his vegetables to God and expecting Heaven to admire his effort. Abel brought blood. Cain brought labor. Abel came God’s way. Cain came the way of human religion. That battle has never stopped. Every false gospel in the world is Cain in a different suit. Every works-based salvation system is Cain with a hymnbook. Every sacramental system is Cain with a wafer. Every lordship-perseverance system that sneaks works into assurance is Cain with a sermon outline. But the cross shatters human pride because the cross says the sacrifice has already been offered, the
Believers - at your workplace:
1. Don't complain
2. Watch your words
3. Encourage others
4. Pray for your team
5. Walk away from gossip
6. Work like it's worship
7. Do everything with excellence
Honor Christ in all you do.
You Will Leave Everything
The most important day of your life will the day of your death. Think about that. On that day, nothing else will matter except what you have done for God and where you are going. Your house, your car, your money, your sports will mean nothing on that day. You will be leaving time and entering into eternity. Meditate on that breathtaking moment. In the exhale of one breath, you will leave everything you love. Your wedding ring. Your spouse. Your loved ones. Your vehicle. Your money. Everything. Tonight, God could say to you, "This night your soul is required of you." Let such sobering thoughts consume you. Let them drive you to use your life for what matters, to reach out to the unsaved and make a big dent in this sinful world.
There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
They don’t tell you this but your walk with Jesus will be messy. You will break down, you will cry, you will get angry, you will be frustrated, you will deal with doubt, you will deal with unbelief, you’re gonna mess up, you’re gonna do things you later regret. But through all this Christ will not leave you, and you will be sanctified through your trials. So if you were expecting a sunshine and rainbows walk with Jesus you are sorely mistaken. The storms will still come, but you’ll have God with you every step of the way, and your joy will be full when you come to terms with the fact that this is sufficient.
Never allow what is happening around you to silence what God has spoken within you. Life will try to convince you that peace is something you earn after the storm ends, but Jesus proved that peace is something you can carry in the middle of the storm. The world offers peace that depends on outcomes. Christ offers peace that depends on His presence.
You must understand this: The absence of peace is not always proof that God has left… sometimes it is proof that you have allowed fear to take the throne of your mind. Don’t let anxiety become your inner language. Don’t rehearse worst-case scenarios until they start feeling like prophecy. Stop giving your imagination to the enemy.
God did not create you to live mentally tormented while physically alive.
He did not redeem you so you can survive outwardly but collapse inwardly. There are battles you will never win with strength, only with surrender. When Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled,” He was teaching you a spiritual discipline: guard your heart like a gatekeeper.
Not every thought deserves access. Not every fear deserves attention. Not every voice deserves agreement. Peace is not passivity. Peace is power under control. Peace is your spirit declaring, “Even if I don’t understand, I still trust God.” So when life gets loud, do not panic, return to the presence of God.
When people disappoint you, do not break, return to the promises of God. When the future feels uncertain, do not fear, return to the peace of God. Because peace is not the reward for those who have perfect circumstances. Peace is the inheritance of those who have Christ. And if Jesus gave you peace, then fear is trespassing. Hold your peace. Guard your mind. Anchor your heart. What God has planned is bigger than what you are facing.
#PstKimeamihia
God is not a spectator, He is the Judge. Oppression may happen, but it is never unnoticed. God sees what others deny. God records what others ignore. Men may speak. Systems may conspire. The enemy may threaten. But hear this: nothing becomes permanent in your life unless God permits it.
Your destiny is not fragile. Your future is not at the mercy of hatred, injustice, or human power. If God has not approved it, it cannot stand. Delay is not denial. The night is real, but the morning is guaranteed.
Sometimes God keeps you silent because He is preparing a victory that will speak louder than your explanations. Don’t break down, build faith. Don’t panic, pray., Don’t quit, keep moving.
Because when God steps in, what was meant to crush you will become the platform that lifts you. God sees it. God knows it. God will settle it. And when He settles it, you will not just recover, you will rise.
#PstKimeamihia
Most churches say God does His part, and you do yours. That's not the Gospel.
Salvation isn't a partnership. It’s grace from start to finish (Eph. 2:8-9).
God doesn’t need your help. He brings you to life and calls you to repent and believe.
Stop negotiating with grace.
‼️The Devil Does Not Want Men To Know How Easy It Is To Be Saved (Believe), So He Perverts The Gospel, Steals Your Assurance, Creates The Confusion, Sends You Religion! ☝🏼
2 Cor 4:4 “.. blinded the minds of them which BELIEVE not..”
Rom 1:16 “..salvation to every one that BELIEVETH..”
Rom 3:22 “.. unto all and upon all them that BELIEVE..”
Rom 4:5 “But to him that worketh not, but BELIEVETH..”
Rom 4:24 “..if we BELIEVE ..”
Rom 10:4 “..end of the law..to every one that BELIEVETH.”
Gal 3:22 “..might be given to them that BELIEVE.”
1 Thess 4:14 “For if we BELIEVE that Jesus died and rose again..”
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. [9] For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
✝ Psalm 37:8-9 KJV ✝
👉Revelation 20:15 ~ And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
✍️Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Today is the day to make it right with God through repentance & faith in Christ!
The final verse in the gospel of John is absolutely baller:
“Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”
(John 21:25)
🚨‼️Pride is the only sin that can read a Bible, quote a verse, win an argument, and still be the farthest thing from God in the room. It doesn’t need to shout. It just needs to sit on the throne of your heart and whisper, “I’m right.” And the moment you start living off being right, you stop living off grace.
Here’s the test that never lies: if you can’t be corrected, you’re already in trouble. Not “if you’re wrong.” If you can’t be corrected. Because a humble man can take a rebuke and grow. A proud man can be rebuked by Scripture itself and still find a way to defend himself. That’s why pride doesn’t just break relationships, it blocks revelation.
Most people think pride is the loud guy bragging. Half the time pride is the “discernment” guy who’s always diagnosing everybody else and never letting the Word diagnose him. Pride is the “standards” guy who can spot a speck at 100 yards but can’t see his own contempt at arm’s length. Pride is the “ministry” guy who calls it zeal, but he’s really addicted to being seen.
God’s rule is simple and brutal: “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble” (James 4:6). If you feel dry, stuck, constantly offended, always contending, always proving, don’t blame the devil first. Check the throne. Because grace doesn’t flow where self is king. Grace flows where a man comes down.
@TheColinCausey@falthman71@CherylSchatz You seem very well educated, keep seeking God in prayer and abide In daily surrender & repentance. Keep rooted in the word. If you are truly saved have faith in God's plan and remember his teachings. Scripture is your biggest weapon against the enemy and his schemes God bless!
Yes—“them that are sanctified” (Hebrews 10:14).
“Sanctified” literally means “set apart.”
Scripture calls every true believer set apart from this world and from the flesh (Romans 12:2; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 Corinthians 6:17).
Believers are also set apart from unbelievers — we are a chosen, holy people who walk in the light while the world walks in darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 1 Peter 2:9).
This separation isn’t something we achieve; it’s the result of Christ’s one offering that has already perfected us forever in God’s sight. We simply believe it and live it out.