Tag: righteousness
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God, The Lawgiver
As we come to the New Testament the idea of faithfulness is still what God expects. None of us go out and strive to build an ark simply because God does not require such today. We do not make yearly trips to Jerusalem in order to worship God because such is not required. What this…
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Expectations of God
God used the man Moses to instruct Israel about what He expected out of them. Moses would teach others and they in turn would give the expectations of God to the nation. Moses said that he had taught Israel statues and judgments to live by (Deut. 4:5). They were to use these teachings once they…
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Hearing From God
Noah was a man who chose to live faithful to the principle of honoring his creator by living up to the image and likeness of God. As he so lived, at a given point in time, God spoke to this good man. God used this man in an effort of 120 years to warn his…
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Are You Righteous?
The word righteous, like the word holiness, causes most people to become a little fearful. We tend to think in terms of sinless perfection and most people would answer, “no I am not righteous”. The confusion clears up when we return to God’s Word and allow Him to teach us by means of that Word.…
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Important Observations From Zacchaeus
The Bible is from God (II Timothy 3:16). Each event which is recorded has importance attached to it because it is from God. We read from the Old Testament to learn about God and to establish with power the truthfulness of the New Testament (Romans 15:4; Acts 17:11). We do injustice at times by referring…
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What does it mean when the Bible says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness”(Romans 4:3)?
This statement goes back to the life of Abraham as recorded in Genesis 15:6. Moses says it was counted for righteousness. The religious world has a “field day” on this passage. They come to Romans 4:3 and they state if a man tries to save himself by works, he discards the idea of grace. They…