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Ps 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteousall
Ps 1:6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
Ps 4:1 Answer me when I call to you,
O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Ps 5:12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Ps 7:9 O righteous God,
who searches minds and hearts,
bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure.
Ps 7:11 God is a righteous judge,
a God who expresses his wrath every day.
Ps 11:3 When the foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do ?”
Ps 11:5 The LORD examines the righteous,
but the wicked and those who love violence
his soul hates.
Ps 11:7 For the LORD is righteous,
he loves justice;
upright men will see his face.
Ps 14:5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
Ps 15:2 He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from his heart
Ps 17:1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea;
listen to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer—
it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Ps 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the LORD are sure
and altogether righteous.
Ps 31:18 Let their lying lips be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Ps 32:11 Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!Ps 33:1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Ps 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
Ps 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
Ps 34:19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
Ps 34:21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
Ps 37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
Ps 37:16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
Ps 37:17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Ps 37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;
Ps 37:25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
Ps 37:29 the righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.
Ps 37:30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.
Ps 37:32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking their very lives;
Ps 37:39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD?
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
Ps 51:19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;all
Ps 52:6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at him, saying,
Ps 55:22 Cast your cares on the LORD
and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous fall.
Ps 58:10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Ps 58:11 Then men will say,
“Surely the righteous still are rewarded;
surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
Ps 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!
Ps 68:3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
Ps 69:28 May they be blotted out of the book of life
and not be listed with the righteous.
Ps 71:24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me
have been put to shame and confusion.
Ps 72:7 In his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
Ps 75:10 I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
Ps 88:12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
Ps 92:12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
Ps 94:21 They band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
Ps 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous
and joy on the upright in heart.
Ps 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.
Ps 112:4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
Ps 112:6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
Ps 116:5 The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
Ps 118:15 Shouts of joy and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The LORD'S right hand has done mighty things!
Ps 118:20 This is the gate of the LORD
through which the righteous may enter.
Ps 119:7 I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws.
Ps 119:62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks
for your righteous laws.
Ps 119:75 I know, O LORD, that your laws are righteous,
and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Ps 119:106 I have taken an oath and confirmed it,
that I will follow your righteous laws.Ps 119:121 I have done what is righteous and just;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
Ps 119:123 My eyes fail, looking for your salvation,
looking for your righteous promise.Ps 119:137 Righteous are you, O LORD,
and your laws are right.
Ps 119:138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;
they are fully trustworthy.
Ps 119:160 All your words are true;
all your righteous laws are eternal.
Ps 119:164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous laws.
Ps 119:172 May my tongue sing of your word,
for all your commands are righteous.
Ps 125:3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.
Ps 129:4 But the LORD is righteous;
he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
Ps 140:13 Surely the righteous will praise your name
and the upright will live before you.
Ps 141:5 Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil on my head.
My head will not refuse it.
Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers;
Ps 142:7 Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name.
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.
Ps 143:2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous before you.
Ps 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
Ps 146:8 the LORD gives sight to the blind,
the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.
Pr 2:20 Thus you will walk in the ways of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Pr 3:33 The LORD'S curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Pr 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Pr 9:9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
Pr 10:3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Pr 10:6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Pr 10:7 The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
Pr 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Pr 10:16 The wages of the righteous bring them life,
but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
Pr 10:20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Pr 10:21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of judgment.
Pr 10:24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what the righteous desire will be granted.
Pr 10:25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm forever.
Pr 10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Pr 10:29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.all
Pr 10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Pr 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Pr 11:8 The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and it comes on the wicked instead.
Pr 11:9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Pr 11:10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Pr 11:19 The truly righteous man attains life,
but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
Pr 11:21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will go free.
Pr 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Pr 11:28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
Pr 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise.
Pr 11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Pr 12:3 A man cannot be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Pr 12:5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Pr 12:7 Wicked men are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Pr 12:10 A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Pr 12:12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Pr 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,
but a righteous man escapes trouble.
Pr 12:21 No harm befalls the righteous,
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Pr 12:26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Pr 13:5 The righteous hate what is false,
but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
Pr 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Pr 13:21 Misfortune pursues the sinner,
but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Pr 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Pr 13:25 The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
Pr 14:19 Evil men will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Pr 14:32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
but even in death the righteous have a refuge.
Pr 15:6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
Pr 15:28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
Pr 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Pr 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
it is attained by a righteous life.
Pr 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
Pr 20:7 The righteous man leads a blameless life;
blessed are his children after him.
Pr 21:12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked
and brings the wicked to ruin.
Pr 21:15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.
Pr 21:18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.
Pr 21:26 All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing.
Pr 23:24 The father of a righteous man has great joy;
he who has a wise son delights in him.
Pr 24:15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man’s house,
do not raid his dwelling place;
Pr 24:16 for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but the wicked are brought down by calamity.
Pr 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Pr 28:1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Pr 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;
but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.
Pr 28:28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
Pr 29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Pr 29:6 An evil man is snared by his own sin,
but a righteous one can sing and be glad.
Pr 29:7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
Pr 29:16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but the righteous will see their downfall.
Pr 29:27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
the wicked detest the upright.
Ecc 3:17 I thought in my heart,
“God will bring to judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time for every deed.”
Ecc 7:15 In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:
a righteous man perishing in his righteousness,
and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
Ecc 7:20 There is not a righteous man on earth
who does what is right and never sins.
Ecc 8:14 There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: righteous men who get what the wicked deserve, and wicked men who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.Ecc 9:1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.
Ecc 9:2 All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.
As it is with the good man,
so with the sinner;
as it is with those who take oaths,
so with those who are afraid to take them.
Isa 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deedsall
Eze 3:20 “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.
Eze 3:21 But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
Eze 13:22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies, when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,
Eze 16:51 Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.
Eze 16:52 Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Eze 18:5 “Suppose there is a righteous man
who does what is just and right.
Eze 18:9 He follows my decrees
and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;
he will surely live,
declares the Sovereign LORD.
Eze 18:20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.
Eze 18:22 None of the offenses he has committed will be remembered against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live.
Eze 18:24 “But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die.
Eze 18:26 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin, he will die for it; because of the sin he has committed he will die.
Eze 21:3 and say to her: ‘This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its scabbard and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
Eze 21:4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
Eze 23:45 But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.
Eze 33:12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness.’
Eze 33:13 If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done.
Eze 33:18 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, he will die for it.
Da 9:7 “Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.
Da 9:14 The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.
Da 9:16 O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
Da 9:18 Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
Hos 14:9 Who is wise? He will realize these things.
Who is discerning? He will understand them.
The ways of the LORD are right;
the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.Am 2:6 This is what the LORD says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath.
They sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
Am 5:12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.
You oppress the righteous and take bribes
and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.all
be righteous so that our father can and will help us,it does not matter what the wicket does he will not remain with the righteous
Am 2:6 This is what the LORD says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath.Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey
They sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
Am 5:12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.
You oppress the righteous and take bribes
and you deprive the poor of justice in the courtshi
being righteous is doing the right things in God eyes ,and keep doing it until perfection and holy
Quote (terraricca @ April 15 2010,12:13) hi being righteous is doing the right things in God eyes ,and keep doing it until perfection and holy
I agree though that can only be done by the power of God that works through our faith that Jesus is the King of everything in heaven and on earth.Quote (kerwin @ April 15 2010,19:27) Quote (terraricca @ April 15 2010,12:13) hi being righteous is doing the right things in God eyes ,and keep doing it until perfection and holy
I agree though that can only be done by the power of God that works through our faith that Jesus is the King of everything in heaven and on earth.
KWwen you see live trough God ,this means you do all things for God to be approved .
so you right the power of his word transform us ,and will do that ,
TO ALL……..Luk 18:19……> BUT JESUS SAID TO HIM. WHY CALL THOU ME GOOD? THERE IS (NONE) GOOD BUT (ONE), GOD.
peace and love to you all…………….gene
Quote (Gene Balthrop @ April 15 2010,22:37) TO ALL……..Luk 18:19……> BUT JESUS SAID TO HIM. WHY CALL THOU ME GOOD? THERE IS (NONE) GOOD BUT (ONE), GOD. peace and love to you all…………….gene
And yet Jesus was a righteous man and did not sin, so what did he mean?Hi KW,
No man can claim to be justified in his own eyes.
Sinlessness only made Jesus a vessel suitable for God to use.
No man can boast and our only value is as a vessel for the work of God.Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 16 2010,07:02) Hi KW,
No man can claim to be justified in his own eyes.
Sinlessness only made Jesus a vessel suitable for God to use.
No man can boast and our only value is as a vessel for the work of God.
nickhow do you become a vessel for God to use??
Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 16 2010,07:02) Hi KW,
No man can claim to be justified in his own eyes.
Sinlessness only made Jesus a vessel suitable for God to use.
No man can boast and our only value is as a vessel for the work of God.
Kerwin………Nick here has stated it right, we are vessels and GOD'S righteousness must be put in us and His goodness. We are vessels that (HE) fills with HIS Goodness. It is NOT of or from OURSELVES, but of GOD, same with Jesus.NO FREE WILL, righteousness exists. ONLY GOD WILL is righteous. IMO
peace and love to you and yours………………..gene
Hi:
Quote Romans 4:13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
But:
Quote James 2:17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Quote 1 John 2 1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Love in Christ,
MartyQuote (terraricca @ April 16 2010,13:30) Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 16 2010,07:02) Hi KW,
No man can claim to be justified in his own eyes.
Sinlessness only made Jesus a vessel suitable for God to use.
No man can boast and our only value is as a vessel for the work of God.
nickhow do you become a vessel for God to use??
Hi T,We are sinners in need of cleansing and forgiveness.[Acts 2.38]
We come repentant to the body of Christ seeking baptism in the name of Jesus and to the Father in prayer seeking infilling with the Spirit of Christ.
Then we humbly soak in the Word and we are slowly transformed by renewal of our carnal minds.
Seeking grace and power and our mission we take up our cross daily and walk.
Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit.[Zech]
God will use you in a million ways, often unconsciously, to help His kingdom.
2Tim2
Quote (kerwin @ April 16 2010,06:58) Quote (Gene Balthrop @ April 15 2010,22:37) TO ALL……..Luk 18:19……> BUT JESUS SAID TO HIM. WHY CALL THOU ME GOOD? THERE IS (NONE) GOOD BUT (ONE), GOD. peace and love to you all…………….gene
And yet Jesus was a righteous man and did not sin, so what did he mean?
KW
Lu;18-19
to me the understanding i have on that is;God is the one who is Good because it is all from God that we received his grace,receive redemption from our sins,and all the reconciliation to be able us to be reinstate in Gods favor and be able to be called sons of god ,even Christ came to do God work ,all is of God.wen all is doneQuote (Nick Hassan @ April 17 2010,13:13) Quote (terraricca @ April 16 2010,13:30) Quote (Nick Hassan @ April 16 2010,07:02) Hi KW,
No man can claim to be justified in his own eyes.
Sinlessness only made Jesus a vessel suitable for God to use.
No man can boast and our only value is as a vessel for the work of God.
nickhow do you become a vessel for God to use??
Hi T,We are sinners in need of cleansing and forgiveness.[Acts 2.38]
We come repentant to the body of Christ seeking baptism in the name of Jesus and to the Father in prayer seeking infilling with the Spirit of Christ.
Then we humbly soak in the Word and we are slowly transformed by renewal of our carnal minds.
Seeking grace and power and our mission we take up our cross daily and walk.
Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit.[Zech]
God will use you in a million ways, often unconsciously, to help His kingdom.
2Tim2
nick
some people will not react to the word of God,but some will and in there hearts there is a fire,who only can end with the full knowledge of gods word in there hearts,and the spirit of that word make them do things like changing there lives,apply Gods word Christ teachings,and so become useful to God ,Lk 8:11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
Lk 8:12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Lk 8:13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
Lk 8:14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
Lk 8:15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a cropIf I understand you all, you are basically stating what Jesus himself does in this passage from John.
John 14:10(NIV) reads:
Quote Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
The difference being that this is also true about those who acknowledge that Jesus is the Lord of their lifes and so obey all his teachings.
terraricca.
You give a lengthly post in “righteousness in Gods eyes”. I believe you make the same mistakes as many believers, that all scripture is about us. Yes, all scripture is FOR us, but not all scripture is ABOUT us. This is what Pauls says in 2Tim.2:15, that “we must correctly cut the word of truth”.All those scripture you quoted… Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclessiastes, Isaiah, Amos, Zechariah, were all written for Israel, His (Gods) 'chosen people'. Their salvation, entrance in the 'promised land', was obedience to the “law”, given by God to Moses for them under the “old covenant”. You must remember that the rest of mankind, in that era, referred to as “the Nations', had no part with God. See (Eph.2:11-12) …11 Wherefore, remember that once you, the nations in flesh — who are termed 'Uncircumcision' by those termed 'Circumcision,' in flesh, made by hands —
12 that you were, in that era, apart from Christ, being alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and guests of the promise covenants, having no expectation, and without God in the world.See also Ro.15.8 …8 For I am saying that Christ has become the Servant of the Circumcision, for the sake of the truth of God, to confirm the patriarchal promises.
And Ro.15:15-16 …15 Yet more daringly do I (Paul) write to you, in part, as prompting you, because of the grace being given to me from God,
16 for me to be the minister of Christ Jesus for the nations, acting as a priest of the evangel of God, that the approach present of the nations may be becoming well received, having been hallowed by holy spirit.You would get a better understanding of scripture if you would understand that ALL scripure is FOR us, but NOT ALL scripture is ABOUT us.
I realise that you must read and study the scriptures relentlessly, and I commend you for that, but try and understand to whom these are written for. Try to see the difference between scriptures written for Israel, while under the “Old Covenant” while under the law, and scripture written by the apostle Paul that are for “the nations”.
Let me quote a scripture for you that applies to us in this era. 2Cor.5:18-19 …18 Yet all is of God, Who conciliates us to Himself through Christ, and is giving us the dispensation of the conciliation,
19 how that God was in Christ, conciliating the world to Himself, not reckoning their offenses to them, and placing in us the word of the conciliation.
All have been justified, God sees our sin no more. Yes, I realise that all mankind has yet not accepted Gods gift to us, through Christ Jesus, but all eventually will. See 1Cor,15:24-28 …24 thereafter the consummation, whenever He may be giving up the kingdom to His God and Father, whenever He should be nullifying all sovereignty and all authority and power.
25 For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy is being abolished: death.
27 For He subjects all under His feet. Now whenever He may be saying that all is subject, it is evident that it is outside of Him Who subjects all to Him.
28 Now, whenever all may be subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also shall be subjected to Him Who subjects all to Him, that God may be All in all.)Bod Bless, Jerry.
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