“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.” (II Corinthians 10:12)
When God judges He does not grade on the curve. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking God accepts us just because we do not do some of the sinful deeds that others do.
A gossip is someone who points out the flaws in someone else in order to make himself feel better because he doesn’t have those same flaws. When we start bragging on ourselves because we don’t do certain evil things and we do some good things, the Holy Spirit will direct our attention to the perfect law of God and to the perfect Son of God. God’s standard is not like horseshoes: close doesn’t count.
When a sinner sees the law of God and the Son of God, he should acknowledge that all - including you, me and he - have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Only when one comes to such a realization will he turn to Christ in repentance and faith. It is then that the Savior’s righteousness is imputed to his account and then he is accepted of God.
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