After finishing
this subject some readers may still hold fast to their.religious
ways.(John
10:26-29).or
their other ways of being righteous with themselves:.Luke
18:9 "And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted
in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.".It's
precisely these kind of attitudes many children, men and women have been
programmed to function throughout their lives with because of a seriously
flawed educational system.(1,
2,
3).and
have grown up ending up in a system of positions negatively affecting others.
Because of brainwashing.(a
being deceived).and
being deceived
about it.(they
would vehemently
deny they are brainwashed because anyone deceived does not know that he
has been).and
because they have been programmed to fear loss, they refuse to acknowledge
or willing blind their concerns, to serious issues affecting humanity,
so that they can continue to carry on selfish
concerns.
Consider politicians
and CEO's.(just
as some examples).trained
in most 'higher' 'educational'.doctrinal.(shall
we say 'brainwashing').institutions
in this regard. Too bad there are not more educators such
as these.
Many religious men and women
have been thoroughly programmed over many years with alternate teachings
such
as commandment keeping which bears their own righteousness:
Ezekiel
33:12,13 "Therefore, you son of man, say unto the children of thy people,
The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of
his transgression. As for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall
thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness,
neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in
the day that he sins. When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall
surely live if he trust to his own righteousness and commit.(original
is 'thus producing').iniquity.(or
'acting wrongly' as the original can also mean),
all his righteousnesses will not be remembered, but for his iniquity that
he has committed, he shall die for it.".Why?
Because only in Him, only in
Christ, with all that means,
is life:.John
1:4; 14:6.
One's own righteousness can
be some good, some not so good, but the emphasis on this here is the
righteousness one has in a spiritual relationship with the Great Infinite
One, the One out of whom came the
Elohim. Here, some have their own laws, their own opinions that they
abide by, their own preconceived.concepts
and some think that these will be pleasing to God. One thing that pleases
God is His righteousness in an individual. Other things (*).
It is saying that one's righteousness
cannot save him. Only Christ's righteousness.(Romans
3:22; 5:17,21;
1Corinthians
1:30; Philippians 1:11;
2Peter
1:1).can
do that:.Genesis
15:6;
James 2:23; Titus
3:5; 1Peter 2:24; James
3:18.(peace,
with God). Some effort
is required on our part.
The Mosaic Law.(involved
works
of the flesh towards obedience to God).which
included the commandments, were part of the people's righteousness:.Deuteronomy
6:25.
Works can be things done
to get something, such as would be in a job. For those loving God their
'work' is not that way of thinking, but rather a thankfulness for a pearl
of great price:.Matthew
13:45,46.
Why it is important to study
the Bible in this regard:.2Timothy
3:16. Since the time of Christ in the flesh, a Christian's work now
is that of the Holy Spirit, the basis of
which work is love. Love is the righteousness of
the Holy Spirit, God's very nature:.1John
4:8,16.
Romans
9:28 "For he will finish the work.(original
is 'word'; for the 'work', see John 17:4).and
cut it short in righteousness, because a short work.(original
is 'word').will
the Lord make upon the Earth."
A more accurate
translation is:."For
he will finish the word.(finish
the word of righteousness in us:.Ephesians
2:10), shortening it by righteousness.....",
His gift of righteousness to us.(Romans
5:17).completes
us:.Colossians
2:10. His word of righteousness in us completes us now. And He
did finish it!
