The Holiness and Righteousness of God

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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
 

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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.



How do you get to Heaven when the Kingdom of God (Heaven) gets to us..


Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
If you look at the Kings and Prophets in the Bible, many sinned. The saved ones are the ones who repented and turned from sin to God. We have a very merciful Savior who will forgive us of our sins, but true repentance means being truly sorry and turn from sin to obedience to God. Peter denied Christ three times, but was sorrowful and repented, Jesus forgave him. Judas, had he repented, Jesus would have forgiven him too, but he lived with his sin, the devil entered him and never left. There are some very important lessons in scriptures. Should we try to be holy and perfect? Yes. Can we do it without the help of the Holy Spirit? No. John 14:15-18. Is keeping the law of God meant to be burdensome ? No. 1 John 5:3. Do we keep God’s laws to be saved? No, we keep because we love. John 14:15, John 15:10 God bless
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.

Which Jesus was... This is why He became our new corporate head, He did what we could not.

Now, the only way we can attain heaven is for His righteousness to be imparted to us. Why? Because our righteousness is as filthy rags, so faith in His work becomes our righteousness.

"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:21

"But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption" 1 Corinthians 1:30
 
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Looking at the kings, their wisdom is not perfect, so a greater more perfect than Solomon came to hear, which the law could never perfect.




Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.



Hebrews 11:36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Hebrews 7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.




All know Peter denied three times, but do all know Peter then confessed Christ three times, and the third occasion that Jesus showed Himself to His disciples...


John 21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.






Judas had his future told before it all occured..




Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

Psalm 109:6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.




That judgment of Judas goes on all men of perdition..


John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.


2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
 
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Which Jesus was... This is why He became our new corporate head, He did what we could not.

Now, the only way we can attain heaven is for His righteousness to be imparted to us. Why? Because our righteousness is as filthy rags.



Filthy frags need to be changed/exchanged..


Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
If you leave time today will you be going to heaven?
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
Thats why Paul wrote 1 Cor 1:30

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification/holiness, and redemption:
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
Well, you certainly weren’t created to be a sinner, to be imperfect, IOW. And remember that the purpose of our faith is for God to make us holy, who He created us to be, now that we’ve entered union with Him through faith.

I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.”
Jer 31:33-34

“…not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
” Phil 3:9

Apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” P 4:13

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matt 19:26

We’re to be with God, by opening the door when He knocks. From there our job is to trust, to remain in and cooperate with Him in His work. He’ll get it done. We simply weren’t made to go it alone, even if Adam had thought otherwise. Union with God in a relationship of faith, hope, and, ultimately and most importantly, love, is the heart of the New Covenant.
 
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God is completely holy and righteous in every respect, without a single fault.

If we are to get to heaven, we have to be as holy and righteous as God is.

"Be Holy as I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16)
"Walk before Me and be perfect" (Genesis 17:1)

The only way anyone is going to get to heaven is to be perfect in every way without a single fault.
And that is what imputation of the righteousness of Jesus Christ in justification by faith is for
(Romans 5:16-19; 1 Corinthians 1:30), as in Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).
 
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And that is what imputation of the righteousness of Jesus Christ in justification by faith is for
(Romans 5:16-19), as in Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).
So sinners, in fact, will be entering heaven after all despite what Scripture says? We can be simultaneously just while sinful? Somehow?
 
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And that is what imputation of the righteousness of Jesus Christ in justification by faith is for
(Romans 5:16-19; 1 Corinthians 1:30), as in Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).
So sinners, in fact, will be entering heaven after all despite what Scripture says? We can be simultaneously just while sinful? Somehow?
See 1 Corinthians 1:30.
 
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See 1 Corinthians 1:30.
Alright, as long as we understand that to mean that it's not a merely declared righteousness that makes us admissible to heaven, for being capable of seeing God, but an actual, personal, one=sinlessness.

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."
Heb 12:14

"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom 6:22-23

"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city." Rev 22:14
 
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Alright, as long as we understand that to mean that it's not a merely declared righteousness that makes us admissible to heaven, for being capable of seeing God, but an actual, personal, one=sinlessness.
Only the sinless are saved?
"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." Heb 12:14

"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom 6:22-23

"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city." Rev 22:14
 
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Only the sinless are saved?
Salvation is spoken of as past, present, and future, yet to be worked out as one perserveres together with He who works in us. We won't be perfectly sinless in this life and yet we will be sinless prior to heaven. We show that we don't even really want to see God to the extent that we're still attracted to sin, that our gaze is still averted to lesser, created things IOW. And so I doubt we'd even be capable until our hearts are pure.

Purity/holiness/righteousness are attained to the extent that we love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and oiut neighbor as ourselves. That is the mark of perfection for man-and He'll get us there. It just begins with a little faith.
 
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Salvation is spoken of as past, present, and future, yet to be worked out as one perserveres together with He who works in us. We won't be perfectly sinless in this life and yet we will be sinless prior to heaven.
We will rise sinless from the grave,
but sinless takes us only from negative to neutral, not to righteousness.
We will rise sinless with righteousness imputed to us just as it was to Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3)
We show that we don't even really want to see God to the extent that we're still attracted to sin, that our gaze is still averted to lesser, created things IOW. And so I doubt we'd even be capable until our hearts are pure.

Purity/holiness/righteousness are attained to the extent that we love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and oiut neighbor as ourselves. That is the mark of perfection for man-and He'll get us there. It just begins with a little faith.
 
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We will rise sinless from the grave,
but sinless takes us only from negative to neutral, not to righteousness.
We will rise sinless with righteousness imputed to us just as it was to Abraham (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3)
I have no idea what that could even mean, if it meant that folks could still be lusting after each other, angry, jealous, proud, etc, etc.

And I don't think that sinlessness is even attainable apart from love, which defines righteousness for man. Forgiveness of sin, yes, but the overcoming of sin, no. The first is strictly the love of God while the latter is by our love wrought by and within our union with Him, which, at the end of the day, is also His love. It's all of grace, all of Him.
 
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I have no idea what that could even mean, if it meant that folks could still be lusting after each other, angry, jealous, proud, etc, etc.

And I don't think that sinlessness is even attainable apart from love, which defines righteousness for man. Forgiveness of sin, yes, but the overcoming of sin, no. The first is strictly the love of God while the latter is by our love wrought by and within our union with Him, which, at the end of the day, is also His love. It's all of grace, all of Him.
Without sin does not equal righteous.

Righteousness is also the presence of something, not just the absence of something.
 
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Without sin does not equal righteous.

Righteousness is also the presence of something, not just the absence of something.
Well... yes, that's what's been said. What is missing in man is love, what is missing in man is God, whom our fellowship with engenders love in us. God's been in the business, since before Eden, of patiently drawing man to the faith, hope, and, ultimately, the love that flows from communion with Him. The first step was actually man's departure froim Him in Eden. We're here to gain some wisdom, of how foolish and deadly it is for us to be apart from God. We can't even approach righteousness/lawfulness on our own, apart from Him. We're here to gain a hatred of the sin and injustice that comes with humanity's exile from Him, and an appreciation for the the love that He exudes-and that only He can give us.
 
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Well... yes, that's what's been said. What is missing in man is love, what is missing in man is God, whom our fellowship with engenders love in us. God's been in the business, since before Eden, of patiently drawing man to the faith, hope, and, ultimately, the love that flows from communion with Him. The first step was actually man's departure froim Him in Eden. We're here to gain some wisdom, of how foolish and deadly it is for us to be apart from God. We can't even approach righteousness/lawfulness on our own, apart from Him. We're here to gain a hatred of the sin and injustice that comes with humanity's exile from Him, and an appreciation for the the love that He exudes-and that only He can give us.
What is missing in man is belief in the person and atoning sacrifice (blood, Romans 3:25) of Jesus Christ for remission of their sin. . .which belief saves.
That is the gospel.

Love of neighbor does not save unbelievers.

Those who believe live in love of God and love of neighbor.

It is the belief that saves, not its works.
Its works sanctify the already saved.
 
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