Righteousness the ultimate gift

 Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.What do you understand by this word “ righteousness”,? It means a right standing with God in all ways and in all ramifications, spotless and free from  sin and spiritual blemish.Proverbs 14:34, Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. There is a lifting and exaltation to any people who attains righteouness.Alas! no man has been able to attain  Gods  standard of righteousness, hence, the lamentation in the book of Isaiah is undertandable. See Isaiah64:6, but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. The Difference between righteousness and holiness. We are enjoined to be holy 1 Peter 1:16,  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.. A ground can be holy. In exodus3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where on thou standest is holy ground. Who can explain this?

Man, or or object can be said to be holy,  because anything set apart for the use of God is declared holy.1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;Man can attain holiness but not righteousness. Righteousness is without sin and standing blameless before the most high God. This is not obtainable so what happens? Matthew 22:8-13 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Righteousness is a gift 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.) If it takes one man for death to pass unto all men it is only fair that it will also take one man for life to pass unto all men; the choice lies with us. The first Adam introduced death into man and the last Adam replaced it with eternal life.1 Corinthians 15:45,  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. There is no place in the bible that echoes this view than in the book of Deuteronomy 30:19, I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Romans 13:14, but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. The parable of the wedding feast shows a place of eternal glory, but you need a "pass", and that "pass", is a wedding garment, and that wedding garment is the lord Jesus, a spiritual garment that clothes us and all God sees thereafter, us clothed in his sons glory. Therefore, the bible encourages us in the book of Romans13:14, to put on Jesus christ. No man who comes to God through Jesus has nothing to boast about, for all boastings is in christ jesus, and all victories is in him. for in him we move and have our very existence. it behoolves the believer to know this as we await his coming.

MARANATHA! 

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