What Does It Mean to Be ‘Overly Righteous’?

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Ecclesiastes tells us not to be “overly righteous,” but Jesus calls us to a righteousness that exceeds even that of the Pharisees. How can we put these two texts together?

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0:00.0	Happy Friday, everyone.
0:05.6	Just a scheduling note before we begin today.
0:08.4	You may remember three years ago, almost three years ago, we recorded a handful of episodes
0:13.3	live.
0:14.4	We recorded them at the Getty Worship Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
0:17.6	It was a great time.
0:19.2	We had an hour together and I think about 2000 or so of you showed up on site for that
0:24.5	event and we're going to do it again in one month.
0:28.1	Again, at the Sing Global 2022 Conference and again in Nashville.
0:33.6	Our live recording is a breakout session and I think it's currently scheduled for the
0:37.5	afternoon of September 6th at Tuesday, I believe at 1.30 p.m. local time in Nashville.
0:44.6	We would love to see you there and I would love to meet you there if time permits.
0:48.4	So keep that date on your calendar and so why does the Bible tell us not to be overly
0:56.7	righteous?
0:57.8	That's today's question, a sharp one from a perplexed Bible reader and a pastor named
1:03.5	Aaron.
1:04.5	Hello, Pastor John.
1:05.5	Can you explain two text to me?
1:06.4	The first is this one, be not overly righteous, which we read in Ecclesiastes 716 and square
1:14.4	that with Peter's lofty command.
1:16.7	As he who calls you as holy, you also be holy in all your conducts.
1:21.2	Since it is written, you shall be holy for I am holy.
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