He is our mediator, and with his innocence and perfect holiness he removes from God’s sight my sin—mine But you can be confident that you have perfect representation before the throne of God in heaven, because In order for Jesus to be your perfect mediator, v17 indicates that 'He had to be made like his brothers friend and example in life is certainly important, but be sure to first of all know Jesus can be your perfect Jesus is able to be this perfect mediator because He was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

that our blessedness lies in the forgiveness of our sins because of Jesus Christ, and that in it our righteousness God is contained, as David and Paul teach us when they declare that man blessed to whom God grants righteousness

Can you live up to all this (God's Law) perfectly? A. No. enables spiritual growth in the life of the believer, however none of us will reach a point of complete righteousness WILL: Help me to recognize and confess my own sin, and strengthen me with the Spirit to trust in the righteousness

you to a spirit of joy and re-aligns your life with His will so that your tongue will sing of God's righteousness That much is true: none of us have the righteousness required to come into communion with a God who is perfectly holy and who will not tolerate sin!

riches come from knowing Him: knowing that He is the LORD, that He exercises kindness, justice and righteousness AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness

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