"The righteous are whoever are repenting, and the wicked whoever are not repenting.
"'Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee' who gave thanks to God that he was not a crook or a lecher, that he fasted twice a week, paid a full tithe, and was very strict in his religious observances. All this was perfectly true. The other man was a tax collector and rather ashamed of some of the things he had done and instead of thanking God by way of boasting, he only asked God to be merciful to him, a sinner.
"The surprise is that the sinner is the righteous one --- because he was repenting; the other one who 'exalted himself shall be abased' --- because he was not repenting.
"None but the truly repentant are saved, and that is who the righteous are" (Hugh Nibley, source and references available on request).
As we noted from C.S. Lewis several weeks ago, "It takes a good man to repent."
How marvelous the doctrine of Christ is!
God bless.
Steve
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