Section 8

to such a standard that they can match God's attributes for His expression.

PRODUCING THE HIGHEST STANDARD

OF MORALITY FOR THE SAVING POWER

OF THE MAN-SAVIOR'S

DYNAMIC SALVATION

The Man-Savior's being conceived of the di­ vine essence with the divine attributes and being born of the human essence with the human vir­ tues produced the highest standard of morality. This morality is for the saving power of the Man-Savior's dynamic salvation. The result of the divine attributes filling the empty human vir­ tues, strengthening, enriching, and sanctifying the human virtues, and expressing God in the human virtues is the highest standard of moral­ ity. The Lord Jesus refers to this morality in Mat­ thew 5:20: "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens." Here the Lord charges us to have a surpassing righteousness, which is not merely an objective righteousness, but a sub­ jective righteousness, the indwelling Christ lived

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