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(Rom. 1, 18–27; Matt. 5, 20–26) “Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:20). The trait of scribes: knowledge of the law without caring about living according to the law. A trait of the Pharisees: correctness of external behavior without special concern for the correctness of heartfelt feelings and thoughts. Both moral systems are condemned to be outside the Kingdom of Heaven. Take from here every lesson you need. Find out the law of the Gospel - find out; but in order to establish life according to knowledge. Try to be correct in your behavior, but also keep your inner feelings and dispositions correct. If you have learned something, don’t stop at this knowledge, but go further and draw a conclusion about what such knowledge obliges you to do in what case, and decide to immediately act on it. In your behavior, act in such a way that feelings and dispositions do not follow external actions, but external actions are caused by feelings and dispositions, and serve as their exact expression. Having established yourself in this way, you will be above the scribes and Pharisees, and the door of the Kingdom will not be shut before you. You might be interested in: