Philippians 3:6

Righteousness Through Christ

⁵ Having been circumcised on the eighth day, I am of the nation of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. As far as the Law is concerned, I was a Pharisee. ⁶ As for my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as righteousness in the Law is concerned, I was blameless. ⁷ But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.

According to the Law

Law of Moses

Under the Law

With God

Zeal For God

Moses

No

Acts 8:3

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

Acts 22:3-4

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia but raised in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel in the strict ways of our ancestral Law. I am as zealous for God as all of you are today.

Acts 26:9-10

Indeed, I myself thought it my duty to take extreme measures against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

Galatians 1:13-14

For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it.

2 Samuel 21:2

So the king called together the Gibeonites and conferred with them. Now the Gibeonites weren't part of the nation of Israel, but were the survivors from the Amorites. Although the Israelis had promised to spare them, Saul had started to execute them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.

2 Kings 10:16

"If it is," Jehu replied, "Put out your hand." So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot. He told him, "Come with me and see my enthusiasm for the LORD!" So Jehu had Jehonadab ride in his chariot.

Matthew 5:20

because I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom from heaven!"

Matthew 23:25

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Mark 10:20-21

The man replied to him, "Teacher, I have obeyed all of these since I was a young man."

Luke 1:6

Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

Acts 9:1-19

Meanwhile, still spewing death threats against the Lord's disciples, Saul went to the high priest.

Acts 21:20

When they heard about it, they praised God and told him, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are zealous for the Law.

Acts 26:5

They have known for a long time, if they would but testify to it, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the standards of our strictest religious party.

Romans 7:9

At one time I was alive without any connection to the Law. But when the rule was revealed, sin sprang to life,

Romans 9:31-32

But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law.

Romans 10:2-5

For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God's church.

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness of the Messiah, the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,