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  • Lui Ponifasio 7:44 pm on March 31, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , practical righteousness, righteousness, salvation   

    Practical Righteousness Pt2 

    The word Righteousness has two root meanings.

    1. “straightness”
    2. “conforming to a standard or a norm”

    When it comes to righteousness, that authoritative standard is God Himself. Therefore Biblical righteousness means to live a life that conforms to the standard of God which is the holy character of God.
    In human terms that is impossible because ‘all have sinned’ according to His Word. God is holy and just and therefore he will not let sin go unpunished. The only option is for His righteous Son Jesus Christ who knew no sin to take the punishment so that we can be made righteous, which is the what standard God requires.
    I found this quote somewhere: “The righteousness of God is all that God is, all that He commands, all that He demands, all that He approves and all that He provides through the gospel of Jesus Christ, the perfectly Righteous One”

    So Biblical Righteousness is accepting the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ which is the only way for us to receive Salvation.
    But here is the challenge for every Christian. Jesus Christ did something practical in order for us to receive righteousness. The work on Calvary. Before he died He demonstrated righteousness. He lived a straight life and a life conformed to the standard of God or the will of God.

    Two ways to live out Righteousness:

    1. Live straight and conform to the standards of God. (Obey His Word)
    2. Do something practical to bring others to the Saving knowledge of Christ.

    Practical Righteousness is LIVING out our Salvation in Christ and BRINGING others to receive the Righteousness of Christ.

     
  • Lui Ponifasio 9:43 pm on December 22, 2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , reason for the season, salvation   

    Reason for the Season 

    I used to quote a popular phrase “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”

    Isa. 9:6 “FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN: AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER: AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
    After studying this verse on Saturday, I came to the conclusion that ‘WE are the reason for the season’.

    ‘For unto US a child is born. Unto US a Son is given…..”

    Jesus came because of US. He came to save US. He came to reconcile US back to the Father. If it wasn’t for our sins, there wouldn’t have been any Christmas.

    We are the reason for the season.


     
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