A Righteousness That Comes By Faith
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To enter the LORD’s Kingdom we will need to be righteous in God’s eyes.
God defined HIS standard of righteousness through the WORDS OF JESUS, our LORD
The purpose of this video is to share that truth about Righteousness
“Righteousness” means:
to be right in God’s eye
It also defines the judgment of the Living God
1) the condition acceptable to God
a) the way in which man may attain a state approved of Godb) integrity, virtue, purity of life, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
2) justice or the virtue which gives each his due“Righteousness”
Acting in Faith is how we become righteous before God
This means so much more than saying we believe Jesus was God and died for our sins
We are righteous when we live righteously, obeying and following Jesus. That is the truth in Scriptures properly divided, taken as a whole
Before we address the normal accusations lovers of sin like to throw at the truth ..… Let’s Get Some Anchor Truths About RIGHTEOUSNESS out of the Way
Our Righteousness Comes By Faith, Not by Religious Works
# 1
Romans 1:17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written, the righteous will live by faith
True Faith and what is “Works” has been perverted with spiritual poison by the enemy
Obedience is not WORKS. “Works” is not being led by the Holy Spirit. Religion teaches works.
True Faith is being led by the Spirit of God. His sheep hear and follow Jesus. Faith is not saying we believe with our lips. We vote with our heart when we OBEY GOD every day!
Our Own Righteousness is as FILTHY RAGS Before God
# 2
Romans 3:10 There is no one righteous, not even one
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags
Before the light of Christ comes into us , we are wicked to the core. Our flesh is hostile to God and cannot please Him. All have sinned and will continue to sin unless they are transformed into a new creation
John 16:13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth
Matthew 5:20Unless our righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you shall by NO MEANS enter the Kingdom of God
# 3
What uniquely defined the Pharisees?
They were outwardly religious but did not know God
They never stopped sinning themselves or told others to do so
They had a form of godliness but denied the power of GodThey
played CHURCH
They mixed God’s religion with the things of the world
Righteousness
SIN & Rebellion
We must choose! Seek the first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness….
YOU
Romans 5:17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, how much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Righteousness is like grace.
IT IS A GIFT !!!!!
The imputed Righteousness of Christ is only for our PREVIOUSLY committed sins
# 4
We are not judged by the perfect obedience of Jesus
This is a lie
Romans 3:25 Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God
2 Peter 1:9 For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins
Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble
GodlinessLove
Perseverance
Self Control
KindnessFAITH
Praise God For Our Savior!
ALL Scripture that speaks to judgment, speaks to our deeds
The Gospel is not
Confess and BelieveThe Gospel is
Repent and Obey by Faith
Repent of Sin and turn your heart towards GOD. He will cleanse and wash you anew
Then GO and SIN NO MORE, Following HIM and not looking back
to who you used to be and formerly were in
your ignorance
It is the IMPARTATION of CHRIST’s RIGHTEOUSNESS that sanctifies us and
purifies us of all sin
It is GRACE. The power of God inside of us, if you have the Holy Spirit and follow Him.
We will be declared RIGHTEOUS by the LORD, ONLY IF we practice righteousness
# 5
This means we obey God with a pure heart
1 John 3:7 make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous…. the one who practices sin is of the devil
Paul and Peter were both chosen by Jesus to take the true gospel to the world
They both told the truth that Jesus had revealed to them.
Yet we are told that the words written by Paul would be perverted by those preaching a different gospel and a false jesus.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
2 Peter 3:14-17
and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation, as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
Acts 10:35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him
To be righteous we must actually do something!!
Paul and Peter taughtWE MUST OBEY GOD
Romans 3:22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference
Do you believe the WORD Jesus
spoke? Do you really believe Him?
2 Cor 13 - Aim for perfection, listen to my
appeal
Paul Wrote
Sow to flesh or sow to the Spirit
of God
Romans 6:16 when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
Romans 2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous
Paul wrote nothing that contradicted what Jesus said
Righteousness must be pursued, we must seek it
Righteousness is something we are trained in by our Master and Lord
Still, it is a gift from God we don’t deserve
Hebrews 12 - All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness
Our walk with Jesus trains us to be righteous when we respond to the Spirit of God
We are to walk as Jesus walked
Hebrews 5:8 Though He were a Son, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered
Pursue Righteousness
2 Tim 2 - Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness
Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord
This is the goal, this is our hope for eternity
RighteousnessJesus returns
only for a pure and holy Bride
Are you carrying a cross daily like Jesus said we must?
Luke 9:23 If anyone wishes to come after Me, he MUST deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me
AWAKEN TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
and sin not!
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” 34 Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God
HighwayOf Holiness
Broad Road To
Destruction
Choose Jesus
If Imputed Righteousness meant 1) we were forgiven in advance for ALL sin, 2) our continued sin had no eternal consequence, 3) we can’t possibly obey God and stop sinning and 4) that when God judges us he won’t see our sin but he will see Jesus instead;
Why would Jesus tell us the following ?
If you wish to enter life, obey the commandments
Only those that DO the will of my father in heaven shall enter
Repent or you too shall perish
If you love me, you WILL obey what I command
Why do you call me Lord Lord and not do what I say?
If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell
Small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life and only a FEW find it
I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice sin
I tell you the truth, IF anyone keeps my word, he will never see death
IF you obey my commands, you will remain in my love
He who overcomes will inherit all of this… but the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderer, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur
The WORD Jesus spoke to each of us will judge us on the last day.
John 12 - There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day
Do you believe Jesus ?
Or the false shepherds of Babylon that tickle ears and draw disciples unto themselves for selfish ambition, reputation, money, esteem, and gain?
Jesus has finished His Work, now we must DO OUR PART
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age
Receive His Grace and follow Him via OBEDIENCE
Fear God and Obey His Commandments, for this is the whole duty of man
God’s will is that we obey the son
The sons of God are led by the Spirit of God. They do not rest on some false teaching that perverts the imputed righteousness of Christ
Wake Up To the TRUTH
Ephesians 5:14 “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead”
GOD DOES NOT CHANGE!
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever more!
Man has changed the gospel handed down and entrusted to the saints
Ezekiel 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?
NO SAYS GOD!
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.
Hebrew 5 - Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.We must move
on to maturity
My friends. God is good and He loves us. That is why He sent His Son to die for us and provide the means to overcome the power of sin in our lives. If we do not overcome sin, sin will overcome us -- and all the religion in the world won’t mean a thing on the Day of the Lord.
Do not frustrate or fall short of the grace of God
Before we end, let’s look at some tough questions that arise from picking and choosing select passages from Paul’s Epistles
Galatians 2:21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died in vain
We obey because we are saved and believe in Christ. We don’t do it to become saved
But if we are not obeying, practicing righteousness; we clearly are not saved and need to repent and truly believe
It’s Grace
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
True, pre conversion by the Holy Spirit -- we cannot help but continue to sin
But with God all things are possible. We can do all things thru Christ who strengthens us, EVEN OBEY HIM
Phil 3:9 I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ —the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith
Read the prior 2 verses! Paul was speaking about his former zealous practice of religious works and the esteem of men that puffed him up with pride and favor
Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
True Faith believes in the Power of Christ IN YOU to overcome temptation and sin
FAITH is in the heart
1 Peter 4 - Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin
Or are you in Babylon?
Are you working out your salvation with fear and trembling?
We need to be on this narrow road, a lonely road, called the highway to holiness. Follow Jesus
This is the way to righteousness
The World
Satan
ReligionTRUTH
Flesh
There is a real war going on
Overcome or you will be overcome
May God Bless You Richly!
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