To Be Effective: Be Distinctive
“Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold” is the vivid way J. B. Phillips paraphrases Romans 12:2. Send article as PDF
Tag: righteousness
Are You Doing Your Job?
Like a piece of raw meat left on a countertop in hot weather our world is always heading toward complete spiritual putrefaction. As Paul so explicitly and thoroughly describes in Romans 1:18-32, sin’s degeneration and degradation follow an inevitable course to the certain…
Genuine vs. Counterfeit Righteousness
Everything of great spiritual value has its counterfeits. Obviously, righteousness fits into the category of precious because Satan offers an imitation of it. To be genuinely righteous before God, your righteousness must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5:20). Send…
Humility: A Characteristic of the Righteous
“When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2). Send article as PDF
Honesty: A Characteristic of the Righteous
“Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight” (Proverbs 11:1). Send article as PDF
The Wisdom of Being Righteous
Like sheep, humanity tends to be quite hardheaded and easily distracted. Send article as PDF
Three Distinct Characteristics of a Righteous Tongue
“In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom” (Proverbs 10:19-21). …
The Blessedness of Righteousness
God is not obscure in stating those who He will bless and those He will not. Proverbs 10:6-7 is one such example of His plainspokenness: “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the…
Two Things Money Cannot Buy
In heaven, gold is such an insignificant commodity, it is used to pave its streets (Revelation 21:21). As Proverbs 10:2-3 demonstrates, there definitely are things that money cannot buy. “Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. The Lord will not allow the…
Righteousness vs. Wickedness
Spiritual matters are incredibly binary: narrow gate or wide gate; difficult way or broad way; sheep or goat; right hand or left hand; heaven or hell. There is no middle ground. There is no gray area. Send article as PDF