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A saved person says, "I am as righteous as Jesus."
Truth or blasphemy?
Truth or blasphemy?
If it refers to one's natural state, indeed it's hugely wrong and blasphemous.Blasphemy.
Truth.
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." ~ 2 Corinthians 5:21
A saved person says, "I am as righteous as Jesus."
Truth or blasphemy?
Correct! In my spirit i am just as righteous and Holy as Jesus is.
It's not even a becoming righteous (though sanctification does indeed involve this); justification is a judicial reckoning that we are counted righteous in God's sight because of the perfect work of Christ at the Cross.Worded like this it would be blasphemy. The proper Biblical statement would be "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me." (Galatians 2:20)
We will never be truly righteous in ourselves. Our only "hope of righteousness" is for Christ to increasingly dwell within us.
"When I stand before the Throne,Clothed in the rightousness of Christ as part of the armor.
A saved person says, "I am as righteous as Jesus."
Truth or blasphemy?
So it's blasphemy for some who are saved? Why?Truth for some-blasphemy for others.
Read Matthew 5-7, then check yourself.
He said "be ye perfect as my father in heaven is perfect".
Bless up!
I'm not sure how, Theadorus, but I think you went a bridge too far there, lol.
Not that I wanna debate it. I just sense there's a little something eschew in that statement.
This was the verse i had in mind when i stated that. Ephesians 4:24.
And therem s a verse that speaks on us being imputed with Christ's righteousness i was thinking of as well.
I was only picking at you a little.
Since we are made righteous, are we then righteous? or not?
Hahah, Just kidding. I'll take another look into those verses.
God Bless, Brother!