Luke 18:11-
12 The Pharisee
stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not
as other men [
are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ... I
fast twice in the week,
I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise
joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons,
which need no repentance.
Luke 15:29 And he answering said to [
his] father,
Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and
yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Matthew 19:20-
21 The young man saith unto him,
All these things have I kept from my youth up:
what lack I yet? ... Jesus said unto him,
If thou wilt be perfect,
go [
and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
come [
and] follow me.
Mark 10:20-
21 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. ... Then Jesus beholding him
loved him, and said unto him,
One thing thou lackest: go thy way,
sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.
Romans 10:2-
3 For
I bear them record
that they have a zeal of God,
but not according to knowledge. ... For they being ignorant of
God's righteousness, and going about
to establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Philippians 3:6 Concerning
zeal,
persecuting the church;
touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.