Thirsting for Righteousness

[tsth]

Yes, it did David. Thank you. I only wish you had seen it sooner, so that I wouldn't have to continue to be a nuisance and keep bumping it up!

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Guest Bro David™]

Isaiah 61:10

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels

I was led to this verse after what Shiloh posted on the practice of marriage in the N|T time.

"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;"

We will greatly rejoice in the Lord.

Because we are saved, we now know Jesus and call Him Father, Abba.

"for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness"

We all dress the same all over the world from those days to this very day.

We wear our garments on our body and after that we wear our robes.

If salvation is our Garment then we need Righteousness to be made presentable for our father.

In those days formal dressing meant wearing a robe on and above your garment.

This shows that when we are ready to meet our maker our Lord God of Host we need to be formally dressed.

Inner garment being the Acceptance of Jesus and the salvation he Gave us through His Death.

The Robe being our righteousness, how we have kept ourselfs for Him.

"as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels"

We should be in our best dressed selfs when we are ready to meet Him.

When the Bride or Bridegroom decks themselfs in Jewels the message is Two fold.

One to show that he/she is indeed ready to taken /or be given away.

Secondly shows the preparations that went into getting ready and the importance the event has on thier lives.

This is why we need to live our lives in righteousness even after being saved.

Esp: after getting saved.

[tsth]

AMEN David...........wonderful picture/symbol of what it means.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Annette443pink]

Suzanne - I know what you mean! You've probably heard the sermons preached about the church moving with the world. It does seem true that many churches, although somewhat set apart from the world, are only compromising more and more with the years to please people and keep a congregation happy. Things are totally accepted now that would not have been tolerated in the church years ago. Is this right? I don't think so. God does not change.

[tsth]

Even if we would grasp how clearly Christ was conveying the message of righteousness here, it would have an effect on the church. If we would just hear!

Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

In His Truth,

Suzanne

[Guest Bro David™]

Maybe we should turn this study up a notch .

Lets turn to some things that awaits us.

2 Timothy 4: 8

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 

James 1: 12

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

[tsth]

Revelation 19

7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

There is a preparing that needs to take place!

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Guest Bro David™]

Revelation 19

7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

There is a preparing that needs to take place!

In His Love,

Suzanne

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True a preparation needs to be in the making.

I once heard a preacher say that No one is righteous only God.

I then asked myself then why does the Bible asks us to be righteous.

The most commonly used verse to support this ill-gotten theory is.

I John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

So then how does one with sin have any righteousness at all.

I remembered something Shiloh and Dr Luke were telling me about Faith and how when it is true it will be evidenced by Works.

I also remembered how now I am learning never to take a singular verse to hold a doctrine.

"If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." However when you read the whole Chapter the meaning is then awakened.

Yes we can be free from sin.

Yes we can be righteous that is why the Bible asks us to be righteous.

1 John 1:

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

The verses do not tell us that we cannot be free of sin and cannot be righteous.

It tells us that without Him we are sinners but with Him we are free from sin.

It says that we can ask him to wash away all un-righteousness from our lives.

That when we really belive in Him, when we really have Faith in Him we will be evidenced by works.

Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." 8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

There is a preparing that needs to take place!

We do need to start preparing.

We can lead righteous lives.

We can be sin free.

Only in Him can we be so.

Only by Him.

Only for Him.

YBIC

[tsth]

I am in agreement with you David. It is by the Power of His Grace, that we are made able. That is effectual working power of It in us. Grace teaches us "how" to do these things.

(Read Ephesians 1 for further study on the working of grace)

Ephesians 1:19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

In His Love,

Suzanne