The greatest consolidation God looks at are the communities of the
righteous. The world is so full of evil. Yet he created it for
different to have many stand with Him. Christ became sin that we may
be made righteous... this is unexplainable unless we believe.{Romans
5:19}
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS UNVEILED AND AVAILED
Throughout the gospel, if you don't pullout the gift of righteousness
something is totally wrong, what is the preaching then? 1 Corinthians
1:17.
“Christ didn’t send me to baptize. Instead, he sent me to spread the
Good News. I didn’t use intellectual arguments. That would have made
the cross of Christ lose its meaning.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I didn’t speak about God’s
mystery as if it were some kind of brilliant message or wisdom. While
I was with you, I decided to deal with only one subject—Jesus Christ,
who was crucified. When I came to you, I was weak. I was afraid and
very nervous. I didn’t speak my message with persuasive intellectual
arguments. I spoke my message with a show of spiritual power so that
your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.”
Christ showed his power in doing all things the way they were ordered to be done. As prophesied, it all came to fulfillment. Do you remember Jesus asking for a drink on the cross? the thirst of ordered in the prophesies about the Messiah.[John 19: 28-30]. Man cannot cover them selves, God covers us all. He did(does) it for us. For us to be reconciled back to God, he does it all. Do you notice the woman who came to touch Jesus after resurrection? [John 20:17]
The broken story of gospel makes us develop unbelief. It takes away the power of righteousness that was freely given to man. This is what all religions do and the people of God are adapting to this. The righteous live by faith.
Romans 1:16- 17 NIV
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God
that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then
to the Gentile.”
“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a
righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is
written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Have you read about the
prodigal son in Luke 15? Jesus taught these things to men that we may
count the price he paid for us worth to us with out any effort but
only by faith.
Consider reading it all; highlights are from 17-22
- When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired
servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will
set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called
your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and
went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father
saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him,
‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer
worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants,
‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his
finger and sandals on his feet.”
This son had faith towards his father that he would at least make him one of his servants. How do we consider paying a price to be called sons? That's a great sin; we miss a mark here. There is nothing we can do. We cannot manage this... There is a righteousness unveiled; freely given to us by faith so we can live as thou we have never sinned.
Yes! We were unworthy but God counted our sin on his son that whosever
believes this; is counted righteous. Don't confuse perfection with
righteousness; We mature to perfection and the right standing
(righteousness) with God is freely given to us by faith. Whatever we
messed up with, God counts it on Christ and his work on the cross.
Men and religions are deceived there is something they need to do
for them to be counted righteous. Sad!
This is impossible, only the law shows us that there is something we
need to do to be reconciled back to God.
On the basis of the paid ransom, paid price, our sins were washed
away. As believers; We don't give[offerings] to be accepted, we give
because we are thankful for the acceptance. No one can give a bigger
price for what God accomplished. Understand this; righteousness means
we have a right standing with God.
All that believe have the opportunity to come boldly to Him.Believers come to God, as invited guests to fully funded and
prepared party. They don't come to cook or serve. They are offered
righteousness as there Clothings. They are called children.Some people
may think we are encouraging people to live anyway they want with such
preaching; but God teaches us that when we come to him, he comes to
us.
Through out the gospel, this is revealed. And so this is His will that
we preach the true story of the gospel.Sin consciousness is a proof of unbelief. For the day we believed
Christ, we were counted righteous not on behalf of our deeds but on
behalf of WHAT CHRIST DID. A man without a right standing before God
cannot stand against sin because they can't believe the acceptance,
favor and love given unto us freely.
Romans 4:24 NIV “but also for us, to whom God will credit
righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from
the dead.”
God makes us his own; righteous and entitled to all he has because
of believing in Christ.
Romans 8:1-2 MSG “By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
Romans 5:1-2 MSG
- With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is
resolved. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer
have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is
in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has
magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of
brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.”
Romans 10:2 NKJV
“For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not
according to knowledge.”This is where many belong. Making many efforts
to be counted righteous. We freely received the righteousness when we
believed Christ.
