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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Righteousness

Righteousness credited to all who believe

Righteousness Credited to All Who Believe – Romans 4:23-24

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God considers as righteous all those who believe in the Lord Jesus and follow him. There is no other way to be right in God's sight.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

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Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. They are they ones who will be invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.

righteous in the sight of God

Righteous In the Sight of God – Luke 1:5-6

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Luke described Zechariah and Elizabeth as being righteous in the sight of God. Not because they were faultless, but because of their faith.

who are the children of Abraham

Who Are the Children of Abraham – Galatians 3:7-9

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Abraham's children include all of those who have faith in the Lord Jesus. It is not a matter of physical descent, but of faith.

Understanding the law

Sermon on the Mount: Understanding the Law – Matt. 5:17-20

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Before Jesus expounds on some teachings of the Law, he first helps his hearers to understand his relationship to the Law.

The Breastplate of Righteousness

The Breastplate of Righteousness – Ephesians 6:14b

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Your enemy will attack relentlessly. So keep your breastplate of righteousness in place. Don't give the devil an opening to use against you.

There is no one righteous

There is No One Righteous, Not Even One – Romans 3:10-12

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No one is good enough to be righteous in God's sight. All of us have gone our own way. But we can experience his righteousness through Christ.

pursue righteousness

Flee Ungodliness; Pursue Righteousness- 1 Timothy 6:11

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As a 'man of God,' I need to flee ungodliness in all its forms. Instead, I should pursue righteousness, godliness, and other godly virtues.

credited as righteousness

Belief Credited as Righteousness – Romans 4:3

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Abraham is the example of salvation by faith and not by works. Abraham believed God, and God credited it to him as righteousness.

justified freely by God's grace

Justified Freely by God’s Grace – Romans 3:22-25

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It is by God's grace that I have been freely justified through faith in Christ Jesus. A gift freely given and totally undeserved.