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Tag Archives: righteousness
Effective prayer | James 5:16-18
The power of prayer is well known throughout the Bible. Effective prayer of a righteous person can have much great impact. We have Christ’s righteousness.
No anger allowed | James 1:19-21
How get rid of anger? Get rid of all uncleanness … and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted… which is able to save your souls.
Blessed like Abraham | Galatians 3:10-14
The blessing in v14 is righteousness through Christ. Remember from yesterday, God worked through Abraham’s faith and credited it to him as righteousness.
Repossessed | Galatians 2:17-21
Have we realized that to be followers of Christ, we have exchanged our sinful life for His life of righteousness? We belong to Christ now, not to ourselves.
Justification in a nutshell | Galatians 2:15-16
To be justified means to be declared righteous before God, i.e, to enjoy a status or standing of being in a right relationship with God – being accepted by him.
Hunger for righteousness | Matthew 5:6
This happiness is complete. There is fullness of righteousness, Christ’s righteousness, to those who seek it with great longing and desire – as for life!
Famine of Faith | Genesis 26:6-11
Isaac lied about his wife – saying she was his sister, not his wife. Why? Same reason. Living out of fear rather than faith. Call it a famine of faith.
Believe -> righteousness | Genesis 15:1-6
Of all the things Abraham is known for, this is the crown. It defines the basis of salvation- faith. Almighty God gives a promise and Abram believes, full stop.
The Salvation boat | Genesis 6:17-22
Alas, even though God picked the most (only) righteous man to start over, mankind still repeated the sins of their ancestors facilitated by the sinful nature.