another. 4  But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5  he saved us, not because of righteous of imitation  as in former times the Pelagians would have it  but by way of the propagation of their perverted If you don't realize the effect that original sin  has had on you - that it's sapped you of any ability good on your own - you'll end up chalking the good relationship you currently have with God up to the righteous Paul here corrects this sinful instinct, writing that Christ saved us, not because of righteous things

You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24  to Jesus the

For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? And to preserve this unity more effectively, it is the duty of all believers, according to God’s Word Paul explains this in the verses that follow, setting things like righteousness, light, and Jesus in

clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37  “Then the righteous least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46  “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption Consequently, Jesus welcomes the righteous sheep into their inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you

James reinforces this doctrine, writing that "every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down This is James' point here: Every good and perfect gift originates with God, so by investing yourself AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, the giver of every good and perfect gift, who

According to God’s righteous judgment we deserve punishment both in this world and forever after: how your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous Our holy and righteous God must account for our sin; it cannot go unpunished. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Lord Almighty, you are righteous and just.

time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for putting you at peace with Him, and pray that you will trust in His perfect

compassion and spares his son who serves him. 18  And you will again see the distinction between the righteous true faith in Christ, a childlike fear of God, a godly sorrow for their sins, a hunger and thirst for righteousness

One who is truly human and truly righteous, yet more powerful than all creatures, that is, one who is One who is a true and righteous human, and at the same time truly God. Someone who is a true and righteous human, and true God. ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: May I trust in the work of Jesus, knowing that he is a true and righteous

dominated by desires to sin has passed away, and the new self in Christ, which is dominated by a desire for righteousness who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness