A Faith That Requires Righteousness

John 9:31
9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.

Romans 3:10-12
3:10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;
3:11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
3:12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

John 8:32-36

8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
8:33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?"
8:34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
8:35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Romans 5:1-9
5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
5:3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
5:7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!

Hebrews 12:1-2
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Remember this dear friends and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, we can pray in times of crisis like this, but no matter how much we pray, God will never listen, for He only listen to the righteous.

And the Bible is clear, that no One is righteous. Not even one and no one search and seek the Lord, that is why we are separated and very far from God.

Why? Because of our sins. Whosoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

The good news is God shows His great love for us by giving His only begotten Son . This is a demonstration of God's love that while we are still sinners Christ died for us (Romans 5:8) that whosoever believes in Him (John 3:16) will first be justified before God (Romans 5:1) and be at peace finally with God.

Whom the Son sets free is free indeed of sin. With our sins being blotted out by the blood of Christ, we are now stand righteous before God, and we can now finally come to Him. However, that is only the start of the journey, to which eternity in God's Kingdom is the finished line and ultimate prize.

In between is a narrowing road where in God will train us to walk in righteousness by showing us those things that are not of God, through His Spirit, and compelling us to give up those things that hinders us to come to God and sin that easily entangles our lives. We cannot do that by ourselves so God made a solution, by giving us the life of Christ in exchange of the old life that is in us. Fixing our eyes in Jesus means learning through His life and learning to live up His ways. With Christ in us, the Holy Spirit of God is also in us, which is the same that will guide into all Truths, and the deposit or seal guaranteeing our inheritance as sons and daughters of God.

God bless everyone!

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