Jesus Christ alone is the righteousness of His people. He is righteousness. We are made righteous by Him, but He alone is righteousness |
Man must have perfect righteousness, or God will not and cannot accept him. Man must have a perfect obedience to the law and will of God, or the holy character of the Almighty will not allow him to be rewarded with eternal life. God cannot accept anything less than perfection There is no possibility of our accomplishing this righteousness for ourselves. If righteousness must be produced by us, we are full of despair. Hell must be our eternal portion. We sin everyday, every moment! All that we do is marred by sin. The law of God is too high, too holy, too pure, too perfect. We cannot attain its requirements. We cannot keep its precepts. Though we have passed from death to life, old Adam (our sinful nature) still struggles for dominion within us. By force of our lusts, we are still held in the captivity of sin in our members. The good we would do, we do not. The evil we hate, that we often perform. If anything is plain in the Word of God and the experience of God's saints it is this: There is nothing good or righteous in any man of himself. If we would be righteous, we must have the righteousness of Jesus Christ. We were chosen by God the Father. We are regenerated and called by God the Holy Spirit. But the work of our redemption and justification is that which is accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ. We are accepted in the Beloved. That righteousness by which the saints are clothed, through which we are accepted, with which we are made meet to inherit eternal life is the work of Jesus Christ alone! It is the life of Christ that constitutes the righteousness with which His people are clothed. His death washed away our sins; His life covers us from head to foot. His death was his sacrifice to God for atonement; and His life is His gift to man by which we satisfy the demands of the law of our Holy God. |
Jesus said with boldness and absolute clarity so that there is no room for confusion or misunderstanding: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: No man comes unto the Father except by me." John 14:6 |
We must have Jesus Christ for our righteousness, or we will perish forever. We must be made righteous by faith in Christ, The Lord Our Righteousness. We must trust Him as THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS Christ's righteousness that He obtained for His people by His death and resurrection is compared to fine linen, clean and white. If we wear it, then we are without spot before God. In this robe we are worthy of eternal life in God's presence. Without the covering of His righteousness there is no entrance into eternal life with God the Father and God the Son. No man can get to the Father except through the Son, Jesus Christ - no man. He is the way - there is no other way! |
My heart truly shudders in fear and terror at the ignorance and willful belligerence of so many people today who say, "God is a God of love, He will not send anyone to hell, everybody is going to heaven or wherever else they choose." This is not "New Age", there is nothing new about it. It is the way of eternal death, the age-old lie of the enemy of God. God 'sends' no one to hell for eternity. Each person goes of their own accord by their own choice, by choosing to live forever in a state of sin without the righteous, perfect gift of God Himself for them, Jesus Christ. Yes, God is love, but He is also perfect and pure, holy and just. He is God omnipotent, God Almighty: He made the rules. They will not be negated, watered down, set aside, nullified, or negotiated. He cannot be bribed or bought off. The fact is, He cannot and will not tolerate sin in His presence. Without the righteousness of Jesus Christ covering us we are all as filthy rags, vile and despicable, absolutely abhorrent to God. Praise His Holy name forever for making possible the righteousness of His Son, Jesus Christ to be |
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