A MESSAGE FROM BILLY GRAHAM:
What does it mean to be righteous?...
Righteousness has nothing to do with good works, though good works are a byproduct of being righteous. Jesus spoke of God as the only one who is truly good. The word "GOOD" is a synonym for righteous, so it follows that to be righteous is to be like God. But how can anyone be like God, who is holy and perfect?
...Righteousness, meaning to be right or just, begins with believing in God. It sounds so simple, but how many times do we disbelieve God? God's formulas are so simple that we ignore them because we think there must be more to it than that.
All sin is rooted in unbelief. All righteousness is rooted in belief. Believe God for all His promises and He will count it unto you as righteousness. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, God's ultimate standard and incarnation of righteousness, and be saved. Believe in Jesus Christ to deliver you in your day of trouble and learn what the righteousness of Christ can do in and through you.
1. How would you describe righteousness to a new believer?
2. Based on this message from Billy Graham, explain what is required to be right with God.
3. Have you seen the righteousness of Christ transform a person's life? If yes, please share the story.
3 comments:
JOHANNA WROTE:
1 Righteousness is believing in God (Hebrews 11:7 righteousness comes by faith)
2 Only Belief is required to be right with God
NICOLE WROTE:
1. I would describe righteousness as being right with God.
2. You have to believe that God is who he says he is, and that he will do what he says he will do.
1: being right with God and spreading his good works
2: Believe that he is God and do the best you can to be like him
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