09/02/2014

Righteousness in simple terms

Righteousness...Psalm 14:3, 53:3, Rom 3:10 all say 
there is none righteous. Not one.
Rom 3:23 says all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God.
Isaiah 64:6 also says, ...all our righteousness are as
filthy rags.
What does all these mean?
It all started in the beginning. God said in Gen 1:26-
Let us make man in our own image and after our
likeness. This is God speaking to himself declaring
his intention to make man.
Gen 1:27- God created man in his image and
likeness. If God created man like this, then man can
stand before God without feeling guilty or inferior.
This is righteousness.

The Foundation of the righteous is not destroyed

Many times we read that verse to mean hopelessness
We read that verse to mean nothing can be done again
We read that verse to mean despair
But actually do you know that's not what the writer intended to paint?
Hmm 😀