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Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God
hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth
unto
righteousness; and with the mouth
confession
is made unto salvation.
When a person gets born again by obeying Romans 10:9-10, the Word declares that he "believeth unto righteousness." Righteousness is our God given justification whereby we stand in the presence of God without any sense of sin, guilt or condemnation. It is to be right before God.
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having
mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through
the faith [believing action] of
Christ, the righteousness which is of God
by faith [believing].
We could never walk a walk good enough to be righteous before God. But, God made us righteous because of the righteous walk of Christ. Our righteousness is given to us by God. It is a gift. There is no work for us to do to receive the righteousness of God and there is no work to do to keep it.
Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offence death
reigned
by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of righteousness shall reign in life
by one, Jesus Christ.
2
Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to
be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1
Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto
us wisdom, and righteousness,
and sanctification, and redemption:
God's Word contains many benefits for the
righteous.
All of these promises are given to us as born again believers who have
received the
righteousness of God in Christ.
God will bless the righteous.
The promise:
Psalm 5:12
For
thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with
favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Its fulfillment in Christ for us:
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:
The promise:
Proverbs 2:7
He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:
. . .
Proverbs 3:32
For the froward is
abomination
to the LORD: but his secret is with
the righteous.
Its fulfillment in Christ for us:
Ephesians 1:8-9
Wherein he
hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and
prudence;
Having
made know unto us the mystery of his will,
according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
The promise:
Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit
nothing: but righteousness delivereth
from
death.
Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day
of wrath: but righteousness delivereth
from
death.
Its fulfillment in Christ for us:
Ephesians 2:1, 5
And
you
hath
he quickened, [made
alive] who were dead in trespasses and
sins;
Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in sins,
hath
quickened us [made us alive]
together with Christ, (by grace ye are
saved;)
The promise:
Psalm 146:8
The LORD openeth the eyes
of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the
LORD loveth the righteous:
Its fulfillment in Christ for us
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy,
for
his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins,
hath
quickened us together with Christ, (by
grace
ye are saved;)
The promise:
Psalm 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give
thanks unto thy name: the upright shall
dwell
in thy presence.
Its fulfillment in Christ for us
Ephesians 2:18, 22
For through him we
both
have
access by one Spirit unto
the Father,
Now therefore ye
are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of
the
household of God;
And are built upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief
corner
stone;
In whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
In whom ye
also are builded together for an habitation of God
through the Spirit.
The promise:
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man
pursueth:
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Its fulfillment in Christ for us
Ephesians 3:12
In whom we have boldness and access with
confidence by the faith of him.
II Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the
day of judgment [man's day]: because as he is, so are we in this world.
The Promises:
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now
am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Proverbs 10:3a
The
LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
. . .
Proverbs 13:25
The
righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul:
but the belly of the wicked shall want.
In Christ:
Philippians 4:19
But my
God shall supply all your need according
to
his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
The Promises:
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now
am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Psalm 92:12-15
The
righteous shall flourish like the palm tree:
he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. THEY SHALL STILL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN OLD AGE; THEY SHALL BE FAT AND FLOURISHING; To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
The palm tree in the Bible lands has a perfectly straight trunk and grows to be 80 to 90 feet tall. It produces some kind of fruit year round. Its root system is so firm that a palm can even stand in a monsoon storm. The cedars of Lebanon are legendary for their beauty and stateliness. They also have strong roots, being rooted in the rocks in the mountains. They are symbols of power, prosperity and longevity.
Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches
shall fall; but the righteous shall
flourish
as a branch.
In Christ - That which was proclaimed on Pentecost:
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
The promises:
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so
is
the wicked no more: but the
righteous
is
an everlasting foundation.
Psalm 112:6
Surely
he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting
remembrance.
Proverbs 10:30
The
righteous shall never be removed: but the
wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 12:3
A man shall not be established
by wickedness: but the root of the
righteous
shall not be moved.
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and
are
not: but the house of the righteous shall
stand.
Psalm 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the LORD,
and he shall sustain thee: he shall
never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Fulfillment in Christ:
Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which
is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God hears the prayers of the righteous
Promises:
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are
upon the righteous, and his ears are
open
unto their cry.
Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the
wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the
righteous.
The fulfillment for us
James 5:16b
. . . The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous
man availeth much.
1 John
5:13-15
These things have I written unto you that believe on the
name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and
that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if
we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that
he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of him.
The Promise:
Proverbs 10:28
The
hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Its fulfillment in Christ:
Romans 5:1-2
Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
By whom also we have access by
faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice
in hope of the glory of God.
We have been given the benefits of the righteousness of God. We stand in this grace and rejoice in hope of the glory of God to come when Christ returns.
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