GOD IS RIGHTEOUS

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GOD IS RIGHTEOUS

• ROMANS 116-18

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GODS RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED

• In the Gospel From faith to faith
• From the beginning of our life of faith until we
  go to be with Him as faithful children.
• We live Righteously when we walk by faith.
• His wrath is obvious against all unrighteousness
  and ungodliness of men.
• His Righteousness is what sent Christ into the
  world to die for us. Romans 321-26

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Gods righteousness apart from the law.

• Through faith
• To all and on all who believe
• For there is no difference
• For all have sinned and come short of Gods
  glory.
• Being justified freely by His grace through the
  redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
• Whom God sent as a propitiation by His blood
• To demonstrate His righteousness.

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• Because in His forbearance
• God passed over the sins that were previously
  committed.
• To demonstrate at the present time His
  righteousness
• That He might be just
• And the justifier of the one who has faith in
  Jesus.
• The whole plan for mans salvation is Gods
  demonstration of His righteousness.

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SINCE GOD IS RIGHTEOUS

• He loves righteousness Psalms 117
• His judgments are righteous Psalms 119137
• His righteousness endures forever Psalms 1113
• All of His laws are righteous.
• Our challenge is to present ourselves as slaves
  to righteousness. Romans 616-18
• And pursue righteousness- I Timothy 611

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Why Johnny doesnt know right from wrong

• Book by William Kilpatrick.
• Western world was fairly clear about right from
  wrong for 1800 years.
• When there was a question they looked up.
• Middle of 18th century Immanuel Kant began to
  press rationalism Dont look up, look to
  yourself, Think, reason, figure it out.
• Next Jean-Jacques Rousseau pushed Romanticism
  Look in your heart

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• Then came Friedrich Nietzsche Dont look up,
  look to your will, take control
• Decide what to do and just do it.
• Adolph Hitler took Nietzsche's thoughts to their
  most devastating conclusions.
• Such philosophies have been seen as
  enlightenment.
• We need a revolution in righteousness
• Put the standard back with God and His word.