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Jan 17, 2024 · The righteousness of Christ is imputed to us when we are saved, yet it is also something we are called to pursue. We are called to live for righteousness. To live for righteousness means we wholeheartedly realize that sin does not please God. Because of this, we pursue holiness instead of sinfulness in our thoughts, words, and actions.
- Pursue
A dingy shirt looks white beside a dark wall. But, when...
- What is Righteousness
The Greek New Testament word for “righteousness” primarily...
- Imputed
Christ “has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our...
- Pursue
Mar 30, 2024 · Living for righteousness according to 1 Peter 2:24 means: Living a life that aligns with God’s will and character. Putting off our old selves and putting on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Abstaining from sinful desires. Doing good and showing love to those around us.
Jul 30, 2014 · Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body. 1 Peter 4:1. Peter calls us to remember Christ both by pointing us back to Christ sufferings in 1 Peter 3:18 with the “therefore” but also with the rest of the first statement of chapter 4. “Therefore, since Christ suffered.”. Peter is directing the eyes of these saints to Christ and his ...
- Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body.1 Peter 4:1Peter calls us to remember Christ both by pointing us back to Christ sufferings in 1 Peter...
- For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable...
- They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you (emphasis mine).1 Peter 4:4On...
- But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. (emphasis mine).1 Peter 4:5Here in this passage, Peter enc...
- For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body,...
Feb 7, 2012 · In Genesis 15:6, we find that Abraham believed God and this was counted to him as righteousness. That is to say, Abraham was justified by faith and, as we see in Genesis 12-17, the Abrahamic covenant is a testimony to justification by faith. Paul seems to say as much in Romans 4 and Galatians 3. So then, when Genesis 19:29 says “God ...
Aug 19, 2024 · The Holy Spirit seals us as God’s pledge or guarantee that we have been redeemed and have eternal life (Ephesians 1:13–14). These are just a few examples of what God does on our behalf. While nothing is difficult for God, Peter recognizes that the righteous will “scarcely be saved” (1 Peter 4:18), or as the NASB puts it, “it is with ...
Jul 30, 2014 · In the context, Peter is no doubt referring to all the blessings that come from faithfully suffering in God’s will in 1 Peter 3:9–12. This includes loving life, answered prayer, and God’s favor, among other things. The prospect of blessing should remove fear. 2. The believer should not fear because God is in control.
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Living for righteousness entails passion about serving God. It encompasses the whole of a Christian’s life. They work to support their Christian activities (cf. Eph. 4:28). They live to worship God with fellow saints (cf. Heb. 10:24-25; Psa. 122:1). They love to study from God’s word (cf. 2 Tim. 2:15). They eat, drink and sleep Christianity ...
