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RIGHTEOUSNESS

                Righteousness is the state of being righteous, Merriam-Webster dictionary defined “righteous” as (1). Acting in accordance to divine or moral law, (2). Being free from guilt or sin. From this, we can infer that if there were no divine deity (GOD), there would be nothing called righteousness. In fact, morality (right or wrong doing) exists because there is a God.

                Hence, it is very easy to claim that once you continually do “what is good and right”, and fulfil all laws, then you are righteous. But I tell you, fulfilling all the laws is the most difficult thing to do, In fact, it is impossible, why? Because (1). The laws are too numerous to fulfil (2). Once you default in one, you have defaulted in all (Rom 3:10, 11, and 23),

                Sin actually came because there was something called law i.e. if there is no law, it means that there would have been no sin. But really, the law is good and righteous because fulfilment of the law gives unto people the righteousness of the law, but the people of Isreal found themselves doing everything the law told them not to do, so they were automatically condemned, hence the law brought unto them death instead of life.

                But God loves man so much and He wants man to fellowship with Him, and yet, He cannot behold sin. So God made an alternative arrangement. He sent His own son in the form of sinful flesh shed His blood for our redemption.

“For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin condemned sin in the flesh” Rom 8:3.

            Yes, Jesus Christ came and He redeemed us from every curse of the law. Compare deteronomy 28:15 and Gal 3:13 Christ gave unto us RIGHTEOUSNESS on a platter of gold. He gave us righteousness free of charge, even without the deeds of the law. All that you have to do is to have faith in Jesus Christ and all that He did on the cross, then you are righteous.

Rom 3:28  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

            We no longer obtain righteousness by the deeds of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. Does it sound too simple? YES, it’s as simple as that. In fact, no man can be justified in His presence by doing the laws (rom 3:20). Only faith in Jesus Christ can give us this (rom3:22).

            CONCLUSIONS

Ø  Once you have faith in Jesus Christ, you are righteous because you are already born of God

Ø   You now have the ability to stand before God without any form of inferiority and with all boldness (Heb 4:16)

Ø  Your fellowship with the father is unhindered, you can go to any length even into the holies of holies as long as you are willing (Heb 10:19).

 Read righteousness #2 here http://yourinnerman.blogspot.com/2015/03/living-in-righteousness_30.html

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