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- Living for righteousness means seeking to honor God in all areas of our lives, including our thoughts, words, and actions. It means turning away from sin and striving to live a life that is pleasing to God. It means walking in obedience to God’s commands and seeking to glorify Him in everything we do.
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Jan 17, 2024 · God’s people have been saved from sin and death and are called to live for righteousness (1 Peter 2:24). In doing so, they look forward to an eternal reward that moths cannot destroy and thieves cannot steal (Matthew 6:19–20).
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A common substitute for true righteousness is...
- What is Righteousness
The bad news is that true and perfect righteousness is not...
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Christ “has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our...
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Mar 30, 2024 · 1 Peter 2:24 is a Bible verse that says: “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds, you have been healed.” In this verse, Peter emphasizes the importance of living for righteousness in light of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Jul 30, 2014 · Not only can a believer suffer for righteousness because he has been delivered from the power of sin in Christ’s death, but because he also has been delivered from living for the world. Peter says the believer’s duty in following the world is over (cf. Gal 6:14).
- 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 5, 2024 · Living for righteousness means dedicating one’s life to pursuing holiness, virtue, and uprightness according to God’s standards. Righteousness is one of the chief attributes of God’s character (Psalm 119:137) and as His followers, Christians are called to emulate His righteousness (Matthew 5:48).
Amplified Bible. He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.
Jul 30, 2014 · “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous” (1 Pet 3:12). Peter also promises the blessing of God’s eye being on the righteous. What does this mean? God is omniscient; he always sees the evil and the righteous. It essentially refers to various blessings from God.
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Jul 3, 2004 · The alternative is to present ourselves as a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1-2) and the members of our body as instruments of righteousness (Romans 6:12-13). Our minds are to be renewed by the Word of God (Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:20-24).
