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 Isaiah 64:6, 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 wri...