Scripture References: Romans 10:3 and Romans 3:25
As you begin to read this article I am wondering if you know what Gods righteousness is that the above scriptures refer to. If you don't, then you like Israel, has failed to submit yourself to Gods righteousness as they failed to do. There are millions of people that think and believe that God has imputed his righteousness unto to them simply because they have confessed belief on Christ and accepted him as Lord and Savior of their life. But have you considered what exactly it means for Christ to become the Lord of your life? Are you aware of the fact that for Christ to be the Lord of your life means that the very "life of Christ" will become the life that will be manifested in and through your mortal body daily? Is the life of Christ a sinful life or is it a sinless life? The life of Christ is a sinless life, but if you still manifest a sinful life in and through your mortal body daily, then can you not see and understand that Christ is not your life? Listen to what Paul tells us about this as stated in Colossians 3:3-4 that says, "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."
You have not submitted yourself to Gods righteousness as Israel failed to do as Paul reveals in the above scripture of Romans 10:3. Paul clearly reveals that Christ is the life of those that are dead to sin and their sinful life is hid with Christ in God. But if sin is still being manifested in your life, then your life is not hid and further more Christ has not become your life as you may think and believe. Do you know that"Gods righteousness" was manifested and revealed as the person of Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ was the very manifestation of the very life of God. Did not Jesus say these words in John 14: 6 that says, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." And does not John also tell us these words stated in I John 1:1-2 that says, "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)" The common belief found in Christianity today teaches that righteousness has been imputed unto them because of their acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior, but we are not counted as being righteous by merely saying you received Christ. Paul tells us these words stated in Romans 5:19 that says, "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." To be made righteous is done progressively as we believe and obey the many truths revealed in the teachings of Christ throughout all the NT scriptures. To think that the gift of righteousness is given you on a silver platter in an instant of time is believing a lie of the devil and millions have been deceived by it. This "righteousness of God" is certainly a free gift from God, but most people don't understand how God has given us this gift. They think receiving this gift of righteousness is done in the same way you would receive a hundred dollar bill as a gift from the hand of the person who offers it to them. What they fail to understand is that the "gift of righteousness" is revealed within the gospel of Christ, which are his many teachings of the NT covenant that he is mediator of. Listen to what Paul tells us concerning this in what he says in Romans 1:16-17 that says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." Gods righteousness is revealed within all the teachings of Christ, but listen to the millions of confessing Christians today saying and believing they were made righteous in an instant of time when they received Christ as Lord and Savior. They no doubt get this erroneous idea from what Paul tells us in Romans 4:3 that says, "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." Yes Abraham believed God and his belief was counted unto him as righteousness, but people fail to realize that Abraham believed every word that God had said or spoken to him. We are no different than Abraham and so therefore we too must believe Gods word and our belief of Gods word will also be counted unto us as righteousness as well. But listen to the millions of confessing Christians today saying and believing they have been declared to be righteous based merely on believing on Christ and accepting him as Lord and Savior. They are not believing and living by every word of God revealed in the NT scriptures, but rather they only believe in the person of Christ and saying they accept him as Lord and Savior. Can you not see the difference in believing on the person of Christ and to believe and live by every word of God as Jesus said we must?
Did not Jesus say these words in Luke 4:4 that says, "And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." So if we believe and live by every word of God, then can't you see how believing and obeying his word is what will make us righteous in Gods sight and not just believing on the person of Christ and accept him as Lord and Savior like millions have been led to believe? God imputes his righteousness unto us as we believe and obey his word in a daily process, because we cannot believe all of Gods word in a moment of time, but it takes a lot of time to believe and obey his every word. Are the many millions of confessing Christians today living a righteous life without sin or are they still confessing to be sinners that still manifest sin in their life? No they are not living soberly, righteously, and godly as Paul tells us as stated in Titus 2:11-12 that says, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world," They will tell you that God does not see their sins they still commit, but that God only sees Christ's righteousness that has been imputed to them on the behalf of Christ. What they fail to understand is that they are not just counted as being righteous even as they still live in and commit sin, but rather it will be Christ's righteousness not only within us, but it will be Christ's righteousness manifested in and through our mortal body as we live our daily lives. It's certainly plain to see that the many deceived confessing Christians today are not manifesting the life of Christ in their daily lives. As Israel failed to submit to Gods righteousness so does the Gentile world as well.. Israel failed to submit to Gods righteousness when they failed to receive him as the promised Messiah. The Jews did not realize that when they rejected Christ they were at the same time failing to submit to Gods righteousness, because Christ was the very righteousness of God manifest in the person of Jesus Christ. The Gentile world is just as guilty as Israel is by their believing that God instantly imputes righteousness to them when they confess belief on him and saying they accept him as Lord and Savior of their life. Gods righteousness that we must submit to is revealed within the teachings of the gospel, as Paul tells us as stated in Romans 1:17 and not just given to us on a silver platter like it's taught and believed in the many denominational churches today. Submitting to the many truths of Gods word and believing and obeying them is how we submit to his righteousness. As Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness we also must believe God, which is done by believing and obeying his every word revealed in the scriptures of the NT covenant. "He that has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches." ....Amen