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by Bill Kochman

01-06-2024

Well now, striving for perfection,
Is indeed a very impossible task,
So how can one get to Heaven?
Perhaps some of you may ask.

More righteous than Pharisees,
Is what Jesus at one time said,
Lose your eye, cut off your hand,
Man, you might as well be dead!

Oh just look at that mighty bar,
The Lord certainly set it so high,
Maybe there’s a hidden meaning,
We need to ask ourselves why.

Now consider the Apostle James,
He wrote about the Mosaic Law,
If you dare just break even one,
You’re guilty of breaking them all.

It is such a very steep mountain,
Why should we even try to start?
But things aren’t what they seem,
Dear friend, so please take heart.

The point that Jesus was making,
Is that we can’t be good enough,
You can strive to keep the Laws,
And do other self-righteous stuff.

Yet even with doing those things,
God’s standard you will still fail,
Your good works just won’t do it,
And you’ll have your place in Hell.

You see God gave Moses the Law,
For one very particular reason,
It was to show us all of our sins,
And to bring us to a new season.

Similar to a tough schoolmaster,
Who without mercy, harsh can be,
The Law is also a heavy burden,
From which Jesus can set us free.

Thus instead of placing our faith,
In the works we each strive to do,
We must look alone to the Cross,
To be free from the legalistic stew.

For Jesus has paid the full price,
By His blood our slate is so clean,
The Lord did what we cannot do,
Do you understand what I mean?

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Bible Study Resources:

"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."


"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."


"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."


"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."


"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free . . . If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."


"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."


Article: "Striving for Perfection: Are You a Sinless Saint?":

https://www.bbb-bible.com/Articles/Striving-For-Perfection-Sinless-Saints-1.html

"Justified and Made Righteous Through Jesus" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse045.html

"Cleansed and Made White Through Jesus" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse249.html

"Jesus Bore Our Sins on the Cross" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse146.html

"Forgiveness of Sins Through Christ" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse331.html

"Washed in the Blood of the Lamb" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse283.html

"Jesus Died Once for All Men" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse223.html

"Jesus Came to Give Us Life" KJV Bible Verse List:

https://www.bbb-bible.com/VerseLists/verse345.html

Article: "The Blood Atonement: In Jesus' Own Words":

https://www.bbb-bible.com/Articles/atonemt1.html

Article: "Backsliding, Divine Chastisement and the Divine Agreement":

https://www.bbb-bible.com/Articles/backsld1.html

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