SELF-JUSTIFICATION-SELF-CONDEMNATION

(A) SELF-JUSTIFICATION (1) The Impossibility of Job 14:4; Ps 130:3; Pr 20:9; Ec 7:20; Eze 14:14; Ro 3:19 --SEE Good Works, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS Justification (2), JUSTIFICATION (2) Sinful Man cannot Stand Approved before God 1Sa 6:20; Ezr 9:15; Job 41:10; Ps 76:7; 130:3; Mal 3:2 Re 6:17 (B) EXCUSES OFFERED (1) To Justify Wrongdoing By Adam for eating the forbidden fruit Ge 3:12 -- Aaron for making the golden calf Ex 32:24 -- King Saul for usurping the function of the priest 1Sa 13:12 -- also for keeping the forbidden spoil 1Sa 15:21 -- Sin absolutely inexcusable Ro 1:20 (2) Seven excuses offered for the Neglect of Duty Personal Incompetency Ex 3:11; 4:1,10 Lack of Social Position (Gideon) Jud 6:15 Difficulties of the Undertaking Pr 22:13 Personal Weakness (Jeremiah) Jer 1:6,7 The Hardness of the Master Mt 25:24,25 No Need Discovered Mt 25:44,45 Pressure of Business Lu 14:18,19,20 (C) SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS (1) The Folly of De 9:4; Job 9:20; 35:2; Pr 12:15; 16:2; 20:6; 21:2; 30:12 Jer 2:35; 2Co 10:12; Re 3:17 --SEE Sanctimony, RELIGION Hypocrisy, RELIGION Pharisaism, PHARISAISM Pride, PRIDE (2) Examples of Job 32:1; 33:9; Mt 23:30; Lu 10:29; 16:15; 18:9; Ro 10:3 --SEE Hypocrites, RELIGION Spiritual Pride, PRIDE Boasting, PRIDE Ostentation, DISPLAY (D) SELF-CONDEMNATION Job 9:20; Ps 64:8; Mt 23:31; Lu 19:22; Joh 8:9; Ro 2:1 1Jo 3:20 --SEE Remorse, GUILT Conviction of Sin, GUILT Our Iniquities, INIQUITIES, OUR Guilt, GUILT