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You Have To Be Righteous To Live Right. by Joagbaje(m): 6:36am On Sep 15, 2012
...They which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ Romans 5:17

Many don’t understand the difference between righteousness and right living. Being born again, you’ve been made righteous by God, and that’s the only reason God would expect you to live right. He wouldn’t expect someone who isn’t righteous to live right. Religion teaches the opposite: that if you would live right, then God would make you righteous. That’s not what the Word teaches. Some say, "If you would just live right, then God will accept you"; that’s also inconsistent with the truth of God’s Word.

Righteousness gives birth to right living. A man can only live right when he is righteous. A dog barks because it’s a dog. A cat can’t bark, because it’s not a dog. A dog will bark because that’s its nature. In the same vein, after being born again, righteousness is no longer something you’re looking for or trying to attain, but something that you put to work. It’s the nature you were born with in Christ, which now gives you the ability to do right and live righteously to the glory of God.

By virtue of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you’ve been made righteous.

2 Corinthians 5: 21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him
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Romans 5:1
" You’ve been declared righteous by faith: "Therefore being justified (declared righteous) by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"


This is the Gospel: that an ungodly person can become righteous by having faith in that which was done by Jesus Christ for us on the Cross.

- pastor chris

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Re: You Have To Be Righteous To Live Right. by Callotti: 7:10am On Sep 15, 2012
Righteousness can be defined as 'temporary sanity'. . .we all have it.
Nothing to do with religion. . .
Most of us live on the 'edge'! kiss

This is the Gospel: that an ungodly person can become righteous by having faith in that which was done by Jesus Christ for us on the Cross


FALSE!

Some of us never plan to know your 'Jesus'!
We can still be righteous ONLY IF WE CHOOSE TO!
Thank you! kiss
Re: You Have To Be Righteous To Live Right. by Nobody: 9:07am On Sep 15, 2012
yeah right sister. all these preaching is just motivational talk at the end.
Re: You Have To Be Righteous To Live Right. by k2039: 9:37am On Sep 15, 2012
They which recieve(lambano:“to grasp, to seize.”) of the ....................... shall reign in life

Everytimne I see this verse it just reminds me of the message 'OUR WALK OF FAITH'.
Re: You Have To Be Righteous To Live Right. by Joagbaje(m): 11:59am On Sep 15, 2012
Thanks brother

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