What are you trusting in for your acceptance before God? That’s the key

issue that is being addressed today from this passage. If you are in

Christ, then of course your answer is: Jesus. Jesus is my righteousness. I

need no other righteousness; I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus

died. And that he died for me.

But let’s move from the merely theological, into the practical, everyday

working…

When the Word of God exposes your sinfulness… how do you respond? Run to

Jesus? Or do you run away from him? When you run to Jesus how do you

imagine his response to you?

What is his disposition toward you—what about when temptation keeps getting

the best of you? What about when you vow to do better only to fall flat on

your face again and blow it in some fashion. Sure, there are things we

aren’t aware of and new truths we learn, but what about the sins you commit

that you know better.