[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Our righteousness is as filthy rags before the Lord.

**No, you are wrong. Our righteousness is a way of showing the Lord we are trying, which is what He
commanded of us.**

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy(menestrual) rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6
This "monster" as you call him sent his only begotten son to die in your place for the sins you have committed.

When people asked Jesus to heal and save them he did demanding nothing beforehand. When people asked for something to DO to be saved he gave them impossible tasks.
"For I say unto you that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees ye shall in no case inter into the kingdom of heaven." matt 5:20
Good Master what shall I DO to inherit eternal life?..."sell all that thou hast and distribute it unto the poor and thou shalt have treasure ib heaven...Luke 18:18-23
And behold, one came and said unto him "Good Master, what GOOD THING shall I do that I may have eternal life? Matt 19: 16-22.

So, Illybay, have YOU sold all you have and given it to the poor?

[Illbay]

Isaiah was speaking sarcastically, btw. What the Israelites of his day considered "righteousness" was hollow, and baseless.

Again, I have to remember how little understanding you all have. Filtering through your "creeds" makes this inevitable.