Tag: righteousness
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How should one interpret Isaiah 26:10
“Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.” (KJV) “Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do…
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Are Gentiles born with a sinful nature or not? Ephesians 2:1-3 vs. Romans 2:12-16
Ephesians 2:1-3 (ESV): And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— …
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Unity in Righteousness: Ephesians 4:17-24 :: By Sean Gooding
“This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;…
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Unity in Righteousness: Ephesians 4:17-24 :: By Sean Gooding
“This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;…
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Righteousness Through Christ :: By Nathele Graham
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:10). It’s so easy to see the sins and shortcomings of other people. If someone who professes to be a Christian doesn’t live up to our standards, we question their commitment to Christ. …
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Justice and Righteousness :: By Susan Mouw
Reading that passage in Matthew gives us a hint of what is to come in the second half of the Tribulation, “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be” (Matthew 24:21). (emphasis added) So the level of…