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ISAIAH’S FILTHY RAGS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY WORKS

Edward O’Hara… When Paul spoke of his righteousness that came from his blameless law keeping in Phil.3:6 he said that it was both “dung” and “loss” compared to knowing Jesus. And when Isaiah spoke of the righteousness of the Israelites as “filthy rags” he was not speaking of bad behavior as some have been led to believe. He was speaking of their keeping the law blamelessly just as Paul did. It was because they thought that the righteousness they gained from it was the righteousness that made them acceptable to God that it was filthy rags to God. Because works have never been the means for the righteousness that makes men acceptable to God. Righteousness unto eternal life has always been by grace through faith. Even though while under the Old Covenant it was also necessary that Israel keep the…

Edward O’Hara Mon 2/10/2020 1:14 PM… In 1John1:9 John says that when Israelites confess their sins Jesus is faithful and just to forgive their sins and cleanse them from all unrighteousness. In Heb.9:15 we read that Jesus “is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” And in 2 Cor.5:21 we read “For he hath made him be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” So the question is since for those who have believed in Jesus all sin has been forgiven and cleansed, and the transgressions under the law were all redeemed by the death of Christ, and we are righteous in Christ, why do…