etrange:
How can you be righteous at heart and people around you will not notice it? Is that even possible?

Exactly!

It is not possible!

Everything in the heart always shows whether good or evil.

Strategical:
Read your bible to understand and stop depending on what others said. The following people and many more were described as righteous persons in the bible:

Noah (Gen 6:9)(Gen 7:1),
Lot (2 Pet 2:
Joseph of Arimathea (Lk 23:50)
Abel (Heb 11:4)(Mt 23:35)(1 Jn 3:12)
Joseph (Mt 1:19)
John The Baptist (Mk 6:20)
Zecharias (Lk 1:5-6)
Elisabeth (Lk 1:5-6)
Simeon (Lk 2:25)
Daniel, and Job were said by God to have “righteousness” (Heb: “tsdaqah“) (Ezek 14:14,20).

Similarly, in the New Testament, in (Heb 11:32-33), Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and the prophets are said to have “wrought righteousness” (NASB: “performed acts of righteousness”)

Tell him! The guy thinks that righteousness is impossible to achieve whereas very many people are doing it everyday.

Dtruthspeaker:


Righteousness means doing the right and the good in the Eye of The Lord. Deuteronomy 6:18

So righteousness starts with doing the right and the good, hence the studying of The Word to know the right and the good, to do. And you do all these because you understand that God is The Ruler, Whom you offend with your by your unrightness.

If you carefully look at my definition of righteousness, it's way beyond actions as your definition portrays. Think of this for a moment (Matthew 5:28; But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.) That's sin from our thought and proverb 23:7 defines a man according to what he thinks not even what he do yet. (As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he)
So it's important to note at this point in time that righteousness generally means being right with God. It's not just limited in action ie what we do but in what Christ accepts as Holy. We can judge by the standard in His word and not our doctrines and feelings or perceptions. Thank you.

Dtruthspeaker:


Noah, Daniel, job got it perfectly while many others achieved it at different times in their lives eg David, Solomon, Hezekiah, and Asa etc.

There are people who are walking rightly and especially Nigerians, who we know that they have a way of doing their things secretly and silently walking rightly, even though they look like they are part of the population making noise and all. Eg They say they won't come to work or cannot pay, next thing you see that they are in the office.

E go shock you how many Nigerians made the qualifcation for the kingdom of God.

Come to think of it even you go shock me! Ah I remember your blasphemies, so, lake of fire is for you.

You sound stup!d.

Just read the sh!t you put up there...you're as foolish as your write up!

Strategical:
Read your bible to understand and stop depending on what others said. The following people and many more were described as righteous persons in the bible:

Noah (Gen 6:9)(Gen 7:1),
Lot (2 Pet 2:
Joseph of Arimathea (Lk 23:50)
Abel (Heb 11:4)(Mt 23:35)(1 Jn 3:12)
Joseph (Mt 1:19)
John The Baptist (Mk 6:20)
Zecharias (Lk 1:5-6)
Elisabeth (Lk 1:5-6)
Simeon (Lk 2:25)
Daniel, and Job were said by God to have “righteousness” (Heb: “tsdaqah“) (Ezek 14:14,20).

Similarly, in the New Testament, in (Heb 11:32-33), Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and the prophets are said to have “wrought righteousness” (NASB: “performed acts of righteousness”)

You sound stup!d!

The Bible said this.. The Bible said that

Did you ever meet those you mentioned?
Some of you just read books and suddenly you become foolish!

Honchoslim16:
No one is righteous!
Even the dude on Nairaland, who calls himself RIGHTEOUSNESS knows this!

Live your life and be happy N!ggå.

That statement in bold is a result of quote mining fallacy, of unsound judgment.

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Psalm 14, which was repeated in Psalm 53, from which the claim "... there is none righteous, no not one..." originally comes from, gives you a better idea of what David, the supposed author of those words is fact meant.

In verse 1, David addressed those who think there is no God as fools positing that people like that are evil at their very poor - the unrighteous

1. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who is wise, anyone who looks to him for help.
3 But everyone has gone the wrong way. Everyone has turned bad. No one does anything good. No, not one person!
4 Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord’s help. Don’t they know what they are doing?
5 They will have plenty to fear, because God is with those who do what is right.
6 You wicked people want to spoil the hopes of the poor, but the Lord will protect them.
7 I wish the one who lives on Mount Zion would bring victory to Israel! When the Lord makes his people successful again, the people of Jacob will be happy; the people of Israel will be glad.- Psalm 14 vs 1 - 7

In verse 5, David then mentions there are in fact those who are righteous stating that God Himself is with them. Obviously, what this implies is that David's statement in verse 3 wasn't meant as a blanket statement as far as all peoples but a statement directed at a subset, the foolish and evil people.
In verse 6, David then again, addresses the wicked people, his main audience, declaring God as the protector of those who they, the wicked, prey on. Again, we see that David did not write this Psalm concerning all people but about the evil and wicked people among whom there are none righteous. i.e. none of them do what is right by God's standard.

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According to David, in the very same context from which those infamous words were lifted, the righteous do in fact exist.

callmevirus:
Nobody is righteous
Even our Oga righteous fo NL

That statement in bold is a result of quote mining fallacy, of unsound judgment.

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Psalm 14, which was repeated in Psalm 53, from which the claim "... there is none righteous, no not one..." originally comes from, gives you a better idea of what David, the supposed author of those words is fact meant.

In verse 1, David addressed those who think there is no God as fools positing that people like that are evil at their very poor - the unrighteous

1. Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who is wise, anyone who looks to him for help.
3 But everyone has gone the wrong way. Everyone has turned bad. No one does anything good. No, not one person!
4 Those who are evil treat my people like bread to be eaten. And they never ask for the Lord’s help. Don’t they know what they are doing?
5 They will have plenty to fear, because God is with those who do what is right.
6 You wicked people want to spoil the hopes of the poor, but the Lord will protect them.
7 I wish the one who lives on Mount Zion would bring victory to Israel! When the Lord makes his people successful again, the people of Jacob will be happy; the people of Israel will be glad.- Psalm 14 vs 1 - 7

In verse 5, David then mentions there are in fact those who are righteous stating that God Himself is with them. Obviously, what this implies is that David's statement in verse 3 wasn't meant as a blanket statement as far as all peoples but a statement directed at a subset, the foolish and evil people.
In verse 6, David then again, addresses the wicked people, his main audience, declaring God as the protector of those who they, the wicked, prey on. Again, we see that David did not write this Psalm concerning all people but about the evil and wicked people among whom there are none righteous. i.e. none of them do what is right by God's standard.

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According to David, in the very same context from which those infamous words were lifted, the righteous do in fact exist.

ebubeson:
It is true that "God sees the heart but man looks at the outward appearance", but the same Bible says "let your light so shine before men that they may see your good work and glorify your father which is in heaven".. God still wants you to show outward righteousness so that your light will shine before men and they will see your good works and glorify God.
Men do not have the privilege of seeing our hearts, but God wants you to show them how Godly your heart is by the character you display, and in dressing, in telling the truth, in not collecting bribe, in not duping people, in not fornicating, in not comitting adultery, in not committing evil...

To understand righteousness, it makes sense to understand unrighteousness as well. In His teachings, Jesus Christ's unrighteousness is a result of the bad things stored up in a person's heart, the way a person thinks. Sin, the actions observed by others of the individual, begins with what is stored on the inside/mind of an individual, meaning that the outside of a person reflects what is contained in the mind/heart of that individual, the inside.

14 Jesus called the people to him again. He said, “Everyone should listen to me and understand what I am saying.
15 There is nothing people can put in their mouths that will make them wrong.[d] People are made wrong by what comes from inside them.”
16 [e]
17 Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. The followers asked Jesus about what he had told the people.
18 He said, “Do you still have trouble understanding? Surely you know that nothing that enters the mouth from the outside can make people unacceptable to God.
19 Food does not go into a person’s mind. It goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant there is no food that is wrong for people to eat.)
20 And Jesus said, “The things that make people wrong are the things that come from the inside.
21 All these bad things begin inside a person, in the mind: bad thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder,
22 adultery, greed, doing bad things to people, lying, doing things that are morally wrong, jealousy, insulting people, proud talking, and foolish living.
23 These evil things come from inside a person. And these are the things that make people unacceptable to God.” - Mark 7 vs 17 - 23

And so as God judges man on that contained on the inside of the person --- mind/heart --- it isn't that God neglects the outside but that the inside is where the outside character emanates from.

15 Peter said, “Explain to us what you said earlier to the people.”
16 Jesus said, “Do you still have trouble understanding?
17 Surely you know that all the food that enters the mouth goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.
18 But the bad things people say with their mouth come from the way they think. And that’s what can make people wrong.
19 All these bad things begin in the mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and insulting people.
20 These are the things that make people wrong. Eating without washing their hands will never make people unacceptable to God.” - Matthew 15 vs 15 - 20

So, it is by paying greater attention to that to that which is stored on the inside --- in the heart and mind --- that one can in fact become acceptable to God.

As for the advice that people show outward righteousness, that is a bad idea given that was one of the major issues the Pharisees had, and still, have to this day --- the many wolves in sheep's clothing out there, as by focusing one's attention on cleaning the outside of the cup, one begins to neglect the filthy insides as a result.

25 “It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You wash and clean the outside of your cups and dishes. But inside they are full of what you got by cheating others and pleasing yourselves.
26 Pharisees, you are blind! First make the inside of the cup clean and good. Then the outside of the cup will also be clean. - Matthew 23 vs 25 - 26

And If you carefully examine the teachings of Jesus Christ, you will find that not only did Jesus Christ warn His followers to desist from the way of the Pharisees, which is to focus on showing what they decide as outward righteousness, Jesus Christ insisted that it is by focusing on cleaning the inside that the whole can be made clean.

37 After Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked Jesus to eat with him. So he went and took a place at the table.
38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not wash his hands[g] first before the meal.
39 The Lord said to him, “The washing you Pharisees do is like cleaning only the outside of a cup or a dish. But what is inside you? You want only to cheat and hurt people.
40 You are foolish! The same one who made what is outside also made what is inside.
41 So pay attention to what is inside. Give to the people who need help. Then you will be fully clean. - Luke 11 vs 37 - 40

He commands His followers to pay full attention to cleaning the inside, reassuring them that the one who made the outside is the same one who made the inside. By cleaning the inside, God Himself will cause the outside to be cleaned as a result of the clean inside.

14 “You are the light that shines for the world to see. You are like a city built on a hill that cannot be hidden.
15 People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven. - Matthew 5 vs 14 - 16

So, when Jesus Christ indicated that people put a lamp, not under a bowl ...

21 Then Jesus said to them, “You don’t take a lamp and hide it under a bowl or a bed, do you? Of course not. You put it on a lampstand.
22 Everything that is hidden will be made clear. Every secret thing will be made known.
23 You people who hear me, listen!
24 Think carefully about what you are hearing. God will know how much to give you by how much you understand now. But he will give you more than you deserve.
25 The people who have some understanding will receive more. But those who do not have much will lose even the small amount they have.” - Mark 4 vs 21 - 25

... or under a bed, but on a lampstand, what is implied is that by cleaning the inside, you place your lamp on a lampstand, and then can the light shine for everyone to see.

16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. Instead, they put the lamp on a lampstand so that the people who come in will have enough light to see.
17 Everything that is hidden will become clear. Every secret thing will be made known, and everyone will see it.
18 So think carefully about what you are hearing. The people who have some understanding will receive more. But those who do not have understanding will lose even what they think they have.” - Luke 8 vs 16 - 18

The bowl and under the bed are indicative of the filth that is to be cleaned in order for the lamp to be raised up on a lampstand. So, the only way to let your light shine for all to see it is by cleaning the inside of you.

One might then ask, how does one go about cleaning the inside - heart/mind? To this end, Jesus Christ taught that it is by knowing the Truth, the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, God's agreement and Law to those who are of the Kingdom of God, that one is set free from slavery to sin(and all the bad things associated with it) by the Truth.

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “If you continue to accept and obey my teaching, you are really my followers.
32 You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
33 They answered, “We are Abraham’s descendants. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”
34 Jesus said, “The truth is, everyone who sins is a slave—a slave to sin.
35 A slave does not stay with a family forever. But a son belongs to the family forever.
36 So if the Son makes you free, you are really free. - John 8 vs 31 - 36

According to Jesus Christ above, it is essential that one continues in submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ as by this one gains a knowing of the Truth and the Truth is that which is able to set one free from slavery to sin - and the bad things stored up inside of one. So, the Truth is that special detergent is able to wash the inside of the cup clean, and the only way to have the Truth do this washing is for one to commit fully(continuous basis) to a life(continuous) of submission and obedience of the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, God's Truth.

Kobojunkie:
That statement in bold is a result of quote mining fallacy, of unsound judgment.

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Psalm 14, which was repeated in Psalm 53, from which the claim "... there is none righteous, no not one..." originally comes from, gives you a better idea of what David, the supposed author of those words is fact meant.

In verse 1, David addressed those who think there is no God as fools positing that people like that are evil at their very poor - the unrighteous
In verse 5, David then mentions there are in fact those who are righteous stating that God Himself is with them. Obviously, what this implies is that David's statement in verse 3 wasn't meant as a blanket statement as far as all peoples but a statement directed at a subset, the foolish and evil people.
In verse 6, David then again, addresses the wicked people, his main audience, declaring God as the protector of those who they, the wicked, prey on. Again, we see that David did not write this Psalm concerning all people but about the evil and wicked people among whom there are none righteous. i.e. none of them do what is right by God's standard.

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According to David, in the very same context from which those infamous words were lifted, the righteous do in fact exist.

A crocodile is intelligent than you are!

Are you Righteous??

Honchoslim16:
A crocodile is intelligent than you are!
Are you Righteous??

This from one who quoted the verse out-of-context?

Kobojunkie:
This from one who quoted the verse out-of-context?

Get your crunchy a$$ outta here!

You and Dtruthspeaker, i don't know who's more foolish!


Go get sometin' doing pu$$¥

Honchoslim16:

Get your crunchy a$$ outta here
You and , i don't know who's more foolish!
Go get sometin' doing pu$$¥

This from the one who quoted a verse out-of-context, offering an invalid argument from page one?

Honchoslim16:

You sound stup!d.

Just read the sh!t you put up there...you're as foolish as your write up!

We all know the shame you would feel when you real-eyes that contrary to your wish there are Nigerians who are actually making good attempts towards living a rightful life. Thus our telling you, is condemning you

NwaliE01:
... Think of this for a moment (Matthew 5:28; But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.) That's sin from our thought and proverb 23:7 defines a man according to what he thinks not even what he do yet. (As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he)

This is not the definition of righteousness but what is called in Criminal Law, "the commencement of an offence" which is called mens rea meaning, "guilty mind".

So Mathew 5:28 is showing the commencement and guilt of the offence of fornication, adultery and covetousness.

Thus, Deuteronomy 6:18 is still The Law which defines Righteousness.

Dtruthspeaker:


We all know the shame you would feel when you real-eyes that contrary to your wish there are Nigerians who are actually making good attempts towards living a rightful life. Thus our telling you, is condemning you

Blah blah blah!
Don't forget to take your pills

It should be all over the body parts

Totally living right.
Both in heart, mind, spirit and body