Righteousness
A Fool Thinks Himself Wise To Trust Only on Their Own Counsel
Proverbs 12:15. A person that trusts only himself to make good judgment is a fool and is not wise. God created us to rely on Him for His purposes. He is our moral compass who we should trust to make good decisions in life. Without a relationship with God, our Creator, we lose our direction.
Job, the Good Father. He Was of God and Kept His Children in Prayer.
Job 1:1, The Bible tells us that Job was an example of a good father. Job 1:1 tells us that Job, “ ... was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.” One of the things that Job did for his children was to pray for them all of the time. Job 1:5 says, “...
Christian Maturity Comes With Being Skilled in the Words of Righteousness
Hebrew 5:13. Christian maturity is a profession that all Christians should strive to obtain in life. Christianity is a profession that requires us to be skilled in the word of righteousness.
Have Mercy on Me a Sinner – Regenerate and Renew Me
Titus 3:5. Because we are all sinners, we must all ask God for mercy to restore and to have an eternal relationship with God. None of us our perfect and we all fall short of the glory of God. For us that are religious, it is easy to start thinking that by our righteous works that we can be in right standing with God. No, this is not the answer to our salvation.
The Bible Tells Us that Man's Anger By Itself Cannot be Righteous
James 1:20. The Bible tells us that when anger overcomes us, we have lost touch with God. James 1:20 says, “For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” Anger is not an end in itself. When we let anger control us, we are no longer honoring God first in our lives.
Why Do People Hate God and His Righteousness?
Bible Summary. When we put things above God and do things that displease Him, our sin nature is telling God we hate Him and hate anything that is of His righteous. This is why Cain hated his brother, Abel. He hated his brother was righteousness. We tend to dislike things we do not know. To hate God and deny His Truth will only result in our early death and destruction.
Overcoming Temptation by Yielding to God
Romans 6:13. Overcoming temptation is a spiritual battle. It is easy to believe that if we are tempted that we will sin. This is not true. God will not put us in a position where we have no choice but to sin. Now temptation can come from about anything to include a member of the opposite sex, money, drugs, food, alcohol, possessions that we do not have, and so on.
Judging Others Is Only Done in Righteousness
leviticus 19:15. Judging others is not to be done lightly or unfairly. If we make judgments about people we must do it within God's will. God is the source of wisdom for what is right or wrong. Without God's wisdom it is easy to get caught up in the trappings of a person. If someone is poor, it is easy to judge them harshly and not give them the benefit of the doubt.
Cain Hating Righteous, A Personal Choice
Bible Summary. Cain, the son of Adam and the bother of Abel, made his own choice to murder his brother. Cain made a personal choice to bring God an unworthy offering. The devil did not make Cain a murderer. God did not condemn Cain to be a murderer.
The Prudent Choice Of Obedience Unto Righteousness
Summary. If we learn how to love God and loving our fellow man, we will be obedient unto righteousness. Jesus tells us how to be obedient to God. His way is the only path to righteousness and being in right standing with God. The Bible tells us there are two choices in life, sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness. God desires for us to be obedient and to serve Him.
A Consumer Society is Never Satisfied
Proverbs 21:26. The U.S. news media labels most people as “consumers”. It is commonly accepted that we live in a consumer society. In a consumer society, most economic solutions to improve the standard of living are focused on how we can increase our consumption rate.
God's Divine Nature
Bible Summary. God nature is perfect. The essence of God's divine nature is love and righteousness. He is the source of a divine love called “agape” love. This is a love of unmerited favor. It is a love that is offered to all of mankind through God's grace. God's divine nature is also the source of righteousness in the world.
What are Christian Values?
Bible Summary. Christian values are based on God and the work of Jesus Christ. The most important Christian value is for a Christian to just value God more than anything, anybody, or any idea. Christian values are based on spiritual things versus material things. Even though Christian values are spiritual in nature, the evidence of these values come through deeds and actions.
Righteousness, A Religious Value That Results in Eternal Life
Romans 8:10. Righteousness is a religious value we should all aspire to because it will bring us eternal life with God. From a Christian perspective, righteousness means to be in right standing with God. Because we are all born in sin (disobedience to God), the only way we can be in right standing with God is through Jesus.
How to Add Value – Rightly Measure the Value You Add
Proverbs 16:11. The idea of “Value” is a very important concept in the Bible. There are many examples in the Bible where it tells us how to add value in relationships and business transactions. One example is the concept of providing fair market value at a fair price. Proverbs 16:11 says, “A just weight and balance are the Lord's ...”.
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