#the righteousness of God

[enlargemycoast3]

Being good and doing good things, alone do not qualify us as a Believer in Christ. People in the world (those without Christ) do good things everyday and yet they do not know nor have a relationship with Jesus. Today, many people in churches are taught that just being good will get us to heaven, but this is not biblical. Jesus went about doing good while on earth, but He knew Who He was (The Son of God) and where He was from. He was from the Father. The Father was in Him and He was in the Father and He was always about His Fathers business. (John 16,17, Luke 2:49)

Through this deceptive teaching, we now have breeded a society where “everyone’s saved” through being good and doing good deeds and not that from an active, ongoing relationship in Jesus. You can never be good enough or do good enough, for the word declares in (Luke 17:10) Though in doing all commanded to do, we are still unprofitable servants and have just done our duty. And (Isaiah 6:64)Our righteousness are as filthy rags to the Lord.

Our works and our “being good enough” standards will never be enough. Being good and doing great amazing things is not what constitutes us as Believers in Jesus. We are not saved by our works, good deeds, being good or being better. Only faith in Jesus.

(Philippians 3:7-11) 7But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11if, by any means, I may attain[b] to the resurrection from the dead.

#jesus #truth #good deeds #the righteousness of god #salvation #faith in Jesus

[aniah-who]

Romans 9

I thank God that He doesn't call us because our self-righteousness. I'm thankful that He hasn’t left it to our good deeds to determine His mercy toward us because I have done no good thing. Unworthy and undeserving of His goodness, yet He’s called me according to His own purposes. It's God who decides to show mercy, and we can never choose it or do anything to work for it. From the womb when I had done no good, when I could do no evil, I was called, I was chosen, I was loved.

Romans 9:10-12 | NLT

10 This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins.

11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;

12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”

#God's grace #the grace of God #grace #grace and mercy #nothing without Christ #Jesus #thinking out loud #poetic #christian poetry #poetry #real love #scripture #the righteousness of God #hope #christian blog #faith #christian #bible #holy spirit #because God #thank you Jesus #covered by the blood #called #chosen #chosen by god #photographer #self portrait #thank god #goodness of god #I am loved

[tonyjwash]

The Old Nature...

What I’m about to tell you will literally change your life, that is if you have been struggling with trying to do “works” in order to earn God’s blessings in your life. All throughout the history of mankind a multitude of people have been caught in this trap. These are good people who care about the things of God and doing what is right in His sight. I’ll explain it as follows. Everyone who is…

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#dead works #God&039;s solution #It is finished #Jesus Christ #new nature #old nature #put off the old #put on the new #religion #sinless in God&039;s sight #stop trying to earn it #the commandments and doctrines of men #the righteousness of God

[kdmiller55]

The Soul Who Sins Shall Die

The Soul Who Sins Shall Die

1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? 3 As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall…

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#culpability #equity #Ezekiel #Ezekiel 18 #fairness #God #Israel #Jeremiah #Judah #judgment #justice #rebellion #repentance #sin #sinfulness #the righteousness of God #the sins of the fathers #Zedekiah

[craigwhitey]

Verse of the day. #Jesus #God #BibleVerse #christianmessage #jesuschrist #jesusfreak #religion #GodsNotDead #bible #holy #righteousness #spiritual #blessed #christ #emanuel #christianblogger #christianity #christian #christianlife #christianman #christiandad #christianliving #christianwomen #faith #grace #truth #offer #followme #choosejoy #godsloveministries https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyLx-PyRqr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#jesus #god #bibleverse #christianmessage #jesuschrist #jesusfreak #religion #godsnotdead #bible #holy #righteousness #spiritual #blessed #christ #emanuel #christianblogger #christianity #christian #christianlife #christianman #christiandad #christianliving #christianwomen #faith #grace #truth #offer #followme #choosejoy #godsloveministries

[shinobicyrus]

This week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel "goes on expensive fishing trips with republican megadonors" Alito decided to use an official Supreme Court order to once again rail against same-sex marriage and the entire concept of safeguarding queer rights.

It was all in response to a case the Supreme Court declined to hear involving the dismissal of 3 potential jurors who claimed that they had been unfairly passed over (yes they're complaining about not being selected for jury duty) due to their religious beliefs. The case involved a woman who was suing her employer for sexual discrimination and retaliation after she started dating the ex-girlfriend of a male coworker. The 3 potential jurors that had not been selected had stated a belief to the court that homosexuality is a sin.

Rather than commenting on the obvious bias three potential jurors had against a party in the case, Alito instead spent five pages ranting about the sheer injustice that had been done to them. The case, he said, fully exemplified the "danger" that he'd predicted back in 2015, when the Supreme Court had legalized same sex marriage nationwide (in a slim 5-4 vote, I will remind):

"Namely, that Americans who do not hide their adherence to traditional religious beliefs about homo-sexual conduct will be labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government."

Again this was a case in which a court ultimately decided that maybe people who believed that homosexuals were sinful shouldn't sit on a case in which one of the parties was one such "sinner." That sounds pretty fair to me; they didn't call them bigots, or evil, or throw them in jail. The court just decided that maybe they weren't a good fit for that particular case. For that particular plaintiff.

But no, a Supreme Court Justice, someone who is supposed to be a scholar of law, turned it in his mind into a government assault against "people of good will."

Never forget how narrow that marriage equality decision had been. Never forget Alito and Thomas are still salty about it 9 years later and have stated in public multiple times they want to revisit this decision. Just like Roe, just like Miranda Rights, just like the Voting Rights Act - they will gut civil rights and established precedent on the altar of their Originalism and make us beholden to the tenets of their personal Gods.

And they're doing it in public too, so they can signal to everyone who thinks like them to keep trying, you have friends here. You have a sure chance of victory.

At the very least, the lesbian with mad game won her case.

#Samuel Alito is still an Originalist Piece of Shit #Supreme Court #US Supreme Court #Homophobia #Religious Liberty #is just just draping your beliefs with a cloak of righteousness #where are court cases against cities that make it illegal to feed the hungry and homeless? #where are the court cases against Texas or Florida about the dignity of refugees? #why does ''Religious Liberty'' always mean ''My right to treat people like Less Because God Says So'' #and nothing about values Jesus actually talked about? #all they want the law to do is protect themselves and THEIR interests - and bind everyone else #Christian Nationalism #Originalism

[cerealboxlore]

I love how casually crying over Billy Batson is just how some of my days are now.

I thought about him and the Bromfield family, how he had struggled for years to find a place where he belonged and had to suffer through horrible living conditions because of terrible people. I thought about how after his parent's deaths, no one took care of him. No one let him grieve. No one let him cry on their shoulders and told him everything was going to be okay. Just looks of discontent and frustration, thinking that he was just an inconvenience to the foster system. He must have thought he was too hard to love. Not enough.

His uncle Ebeneezer was your classic narcissistic abuser who didn't care about others. All he cared about was money. He didn't care about taking care of Billy when he was supposed to.

I saw a video before where the narcissistic behavior of a parent/guardian was replicated, and the person said, "Have you thought that maybe you're just not easy to love?" And I imagine Ebeneezer saying that to a little Billy Batson, who just wants to be held and is being refused emotional support and help. Billy was made to feel small and inferior to all the adults around him, who said he wasn't special for his parents dying and that he needed to grow up and stop being so immature.

"Your feelings don't matter."

"Are you talking to me? Did anyone ask you to talk? Be quiet."

"You need to stop asking for so much. You live under my roof, that's more than what others would do."

"I don't care about your feelings. Stop being so emotional."

"You're being dramatic. You made me hit you. This is your own fault for talking back."

Billy has gone through so much over the years since his parents' deaths, and I can't imagine how relieving it must have been for him to meet the Bromfields. I think about Nick listening to Billy and taking the time to hear him and focus on what he wants and needs. Going on car rides and eating big belly burgers to their hearts content. Baking cookies and cakes at home (because Nora Bromfeild should not be trusted with a kitchen) and just enjoying life. Eating fresh cookies with milk, talking about their hobbies and personal lives. How Billy doesn't have to hide any secrets from them, and they give him all the privacy he wants, respecting his space and choices.

Billy would finally find hobbies for himself! He could take the time to let himself be happy and enjoy wasting time. I think it was either stamp or coin collecting that was his old hobby in the older comics. With the Bromfields, he can start living life as Billy Batson without worry of being neglected or shamed for being present. He doesn't have to deal with narcissistic abuse anymore (except for when fighting his villains).

I don't know what the point of this post was, I just wanted to talk about Billy and how he made me cry after eating a mango and thinking too hard.

#billy batson #dc captain marvel #shazam #dc comics #writing #the levels of abuse and neglect this kid went through and suffered through is insane #i could write an essay about it #and he still chose to be a good person #he doesn't inflict that trauma and pain onto others and decides to be true to his heart #not even gods could stay on the path of righteousness and honor as Billy can #i still want to throw a steel chair at ebeneezer though-

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Verse of the Day - 1 John 1:9

#sins #God #faithful #forgiveness #wickedness #Bible verses #scripture #just #salvation #righteousness #1 John

[bibleversegarden]

Let It Rain!

"Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, grass in the field for everyone." (Zechariah 10:1)

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Acts 2:17-21)

- A Walk In The Garden Devotions

#Bible Reading #garden devotion #latter rain #latter days #righteousness #salvation #Spirit of God #christian inspiration #christian encouragement

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

God is Not Mocked

Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — Galatians 6:7 | Weymouth New Testament (WNT) The Weymouth New Testament is in the public domain. Cross References: Job 4:8; Job 13:9; Hosea 10:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 2 Corinthians 9:6

#God #righteousness #harvest #mockery #deception #Galatians 6:7 #The Epistle of Galatians #New Testament #WNT #Weymouth New Testament Bible

[enlargemycoast3]

Being the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus guarantees our right standing before Him with free access into the throne room to receive freely from Him. There’s no fear, guilt or condemnation because we believe we have been made perfect through His love. We are free from accusation. We will approach in faith and full confidence that we will receive all we ask. The right standing we have been given as His Righteousness classifies us as heirs and joint heirs with Him with full rights as Sons of God. We stand strengthened knowing our answers are always yes because of His great love for us! To God be all the glory!!

Hebrews 4:16

1 John 4:18

2 Corinthians 1:20

Romans 8:16

2 Corinthians 5:21

Galatians 4:6-7

#jesus #hope #answers #love #the righteousness of God #no condemnation #sons of God #Righteousness #no fear

[godswordnkjv]

#godsword #bible #bibleverse #verse of the day #bible verse #old testament #nkjv #psalm #psalms #gracious #righteous god #righteousness #righteous #god's mercy #merciful god #mercy #grace

[fantasy-scifi-art]

Crimson Winds by Carlos Eduardo Loiola

#Carlos Eduardo Loiola #utheryellar #Warrior #Fighter #Paladin #Knight #Index #Incomplete Armor of God #Shoes of Preparation #Belt of Truth #Breastplate of Righteousness #Shield of Faith #Sword of the Spirit #Redeemed18

[wiirocku]

Titus 3:4-5 (NKJV) - But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

#Titus 3:4-5 #kindness #love #God #Savior #appeared #not by #works #righteousness #done #His mercy #saved us

[wecanbeperfect]

THE RESURRECTION DEFENDED

#Sin not! #Wake up to righteousness #A More Perfect Tabernacle #Jesus Christ #The Son of God #Praise God #The Father

[labyrynth]

ok so your first problem was assuming mdzs is a story where Good People are Rewarded and Bad People are Punished.

your second problem was assuming that MXTX—who goes out of her way to showcase unresolved, tragic, undeserved endings in all of her works—would ever write a story with such a shallow notion of “deserving.”

the only reason wangxian makes it out unscathed is because they’re literally the protagonists. authorial intent and plot armor ensure their happy ending. that’s it.

#mdzs talk #moi #i mean it also helps that neither wwx nor lwj give a rats ass about the rest of the cultivation world #wwx had already fucked off and lwj was basically doing that too #that man has never given a single shit about politics and maintaining good relationships #like what does it say about you if even jiang cheng is a better politician than you. #mister ‘don’t talk to me before i’ve had my coffee. or after. just don’t fucking talk to me.’ #but yeah wangxian is like oh we helped to create a massive power vacuum and destabilized the entire cultivation world? #ahaha no way!🤪 hey actually can this wait? my husband and i wanna go fuck in the bushes 🥰 #like. lwj that’s YOUR brother that just lost his most significant emotional support of the last decade. #wwx that’s YOUR pseudo nephew whose parental figure you just got killed. #that’s YOUR pseudo nephew who now has to become sect leader at like 15. #but nah they wanna go bang on the side of the road #god forbid they try to clean up some of the gigantic mess they helped to make #and nobody try to argue ‘well but jgy!!’ buh buh buh nothing. jgy cleaned up after himself. #neither wwx nor lwj had ANY personal stake in seeing jgy dead. lwj SHOULD have had a personal stake in keeping him alive actually. #i still think it’s super shitty and hypocritical of lwj to defend wwx so strongly and yet try so hard to condemn jgy in PRIVATE #both wwx and lwj really showed their asses at guanyin ngl. obviously huaisang did too. #like yeah it’s noble and righteous or whatever but like. righteousness was not why lwj defended wwx before. #wangxian stans being self-righteous and hypocritical? with classist double standards? with black and white mentality? #wow! who would have ever guessed?