READ: Romans 3:20-26
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ… – Philippians 3:9
Being a moralist is not the same as being born again. There are some people who are very moral.
But having good morals is not the same as being born again.
There are some people who would for instance, never break their marriage vows. I once spoke to an
unbeliever who belonged to an occult group. This man told me, “I have been married for 17 years but I
have never been unfaithful to my wife.”
He went on to say, “I have been up and down. People have put pressure on me because I married somebody from another country. Even though my wife cannot have a child, I will not be unfaithful to her.”
This is a test many born-again Christians may not be able to pass. You would find that men would commonly divorce their barren wives in order to have a child. But listen, being such a moralist does not mean you are born again. I congratulate you for your morality. I respect you for the fact that you never commit adultery or fornication. I am glad that you do not read pornography or chase prostitutes,
but I must still inform you that you must be born again!
Nicodemus in John 3, was a moralist; that’s why he was so surprised when Jesus told him that he needed to be born again.
Jesus says to the moralist, “Marvel not that I said unto thee,
ye must be born again” (John 3:7).