But the one who hears but doesn’t do is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the torrent broke against that house, it immediately collapsed and was completely destroyed.”
Y’all must not be carried away by various strange teachings. It is beautiful for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which do not benefit those who observe them.
For I tell y’all that unless your* righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way y’all will enter into the Empire of Heaven.
This is a trustworthy statement, and I want you to strongly affirm these things, so that those who have believed God may be careful to devote themselves to excellent works. These things are excellent and profitable for all humanity.
For y’all were called to freedom, siblings. Only don’t use y’all’s freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.