Romans 3:20 (NIV) Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
Galatians 2:16 (NIV) Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
Ephesians 2:9 (NIV) Not by works, so that no one can boast.
No words of mine would ever measure up to the literature that had nurtured my own life. I could not be content with [my writing]. I had yet to learn that we are not justified by the perfect work.—Elizabeth O'Connor
Cry Pain, Cry Hope, quoted in Christianity Today, "Reflections," Vol. 44, no. 6., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "WORK".
