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Righteous
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The Lord Jesus states: John 17:25 NLT O
righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these
disciples know you sent me.
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Righteousness is perfection of living God’s way in thoughts,
desires, words, and deeds.
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The example is the Lord Jesus.
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It needs a standard.
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The Lord Jesus met that standard perfectly, flawlessly, and
sinlessly.
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The standard: Matthew 5:17-18 NLT Don't
misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of
Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their
purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not
even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its
purpose is achieved.
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The fulfillment:
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Matthew 5:17 NLT Don't
misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of
Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their
purpose.
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Romans 10:4 NLT For
Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was
given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves He did not die for His own
sin. Romans 1:3-4 NLT The
Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King
David's family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he
was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus
Christ our Lord.
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Some see no difference between holiness and righteousness.
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Holiness is a state of character. Righteousness is what we are.
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Holiness is a condition of our inner self, and righteousness is what
we are doing.
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Holiness is a separation from sin and separation to what is not sin.
Righteousness is a conformity to God’s standard.
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Holiness is being fully and completely without sin. Righteousness is
being cleansed from sin by the holy blood of the Lord Jesus. No human
is holy or righteous apart from God’s work in us.
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God is holy as well as righteous.
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Some verses
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Deuteronomy 32:4 CSB The
Rock—his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God,
without bias, he is righteous and true.
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Psalm 145:17 CSB The
LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts.
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Habakkuk 1:12-13 CSB Are
you not from eternity, LORD my God? My Holy One, you will not die.
LORD, you appointed them to execute judgment; my Rock, you destined
them to punish us. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and
you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do you tolerate those who are
treacherous? Why are you silent while one who is wicked swallows up
one who is more righteous than himself?
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Exodus 19:9-12 CSB The
LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,
so that the people will hear when I speak with you and will always
believe you." Moses reported the people's words to the LORD, and
the LORD told Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today
and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes "and be prepared by
the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount
Sinai in the sight of all the people. "Put boundaries for the
people all around the mountain and say: Be careful that you don't go
up on the mountain or touch its base. Anyone who touches the mountain
must be put to death.
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Comments from others
To
justify means to declare righteous. Justification is God’s act of
declaring righteous those who put their faith in Christ and his
saving work. God does not make believers righteous in the sense of
improving them to a standard of behaviour that satisfies him, but
rather he declares them righteous. Christ has met God’s righteous
demands by paying sin’s penalty on behalf of sinners. God can
therefore declare repentant sinners righteous, yet himself remain
righteous in doing so (Romans 1:16-17; Romans 3:21-26; Romans 4:1-3;
Romans 5:1-2; Galatians 2:15-16; Galatians 3:21-22; Philippians 3:9)
Unapproachableness
the state of separation from, and elevation above, things common,
profane, or sensual, first in a physical and external, and later in a
spiritual, sense moral purity and perfection incapable of sin and
wrong.
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Slow to Anger
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He does get angry, and it is for a reason. Mark 3:5 NIV He
looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their
stubborn hearts, said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."
He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
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God is slow to anger. Exodus 34:6 CSB The
LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: The LORD—the LORD is a
compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in
faithful love and truth,
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Nahum 1:3 CSB The
LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will never leave
the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and
clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
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We should be also.
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Proverbs 15:18 CSB A
hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms
strife.
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James 1:19 CSB My
dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick
to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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A few of the things that make God angry.
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Disbelief: Mark 6:6 NKJV And
He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the
villages in a circuit, teaching.
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Disobedience: Proverbs 15:9 NIV The
LORD detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue
righteousness.
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6 more things: Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV There
are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart
that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a
false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict
in the community.
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Truth
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The words
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The Hebrew word is
אֱמוּנָה ʼĕmûwnâh.
It means fidelity, steadfastness, truth. It would have the idea of
what is spoken is steadfast, that is, reliable and loyal.
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Positive: Psalm 33:4 NIV For
the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in
all he does. [Ed.
the bold is our Hebrew word]
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Positive: Psalms 31:5 GW Into
your hands I entrust my spirit. You have rescued me, O LORD, God of
truth.
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Negative: Jeremiah 7:28 NIV Therefore
say to them, 'This is the nation that has not obeyed the LORD its God
or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from
their lips.
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Acts 10:34 NIV Then
Peter began to speak: I now realize how true it is that God does not
show favoritism
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Luke 4:25 NRSV But
the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah,
when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was
a severe famine over all the land.
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What God (Yahweh) does, thinks, and says is steadfast, reliable, and
reality. He cannot lie. A standard is needed. That standard is
reality.
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Keeps promises (this also reflects God’s omnipotence)
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The ISBE article on truth states:
(1)
Truth is presented in Scripture as a chief element in the nature of
God (Psalm 31:5; Isaiah 65:16). (2) But this quality is never given
as an abstract teaching, but only as qualifying God in His relations
and activities. So it is a guaranty of constancy (Deuteronomy 32:4;
Psalm 100:5; Psalm 146:6; James 1:17); especially a ground of
confidence in His promises (Exodus 34:6; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 146:6); of
right dealing with men without reference to any explicit pledges
(Psalm 85:11; Psalm 89:14); a basis of security in the correctness of
His teachings (Nehemiah 9:13; Psalm 119:142; Isaiah 25:1); of
assurance within His covenant relations (Psalm 89:5; Isaiah 55:3).
(3) God's truth is especially noteworthy as a guaranty of merciful
consideration of men. This is an important element in theology of the
Old Testament, as it is a point guarded also in the New Testament
(Psalm 25:10; Psalm 31:5; Psalm 61:7; Psalm 85:10; Psalm 98:3; John
3:16; Rom 3:23-26). (4) Equally is the truth of God an assurance to
men of righteous judgment in condemnation of sin and sinners (1Samuel
15:29; Psalm 96:13; Romans 2:2, Romans 2:8). In general the truth of
God stands for the consistency of His nature and guarantees His full
response in all the relations of a universe of which He is the Maker,
Preserver, and End.
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