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…
It Matters
We live in a world that denigrates, demeans, and despises righteousness. To say that it is not highly esteemed in pop culture today is to state the obvious. This is nothing new. Jesus was not crucified for doing wrong but for saying and…