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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 557
Paul also instructs us that we are not to be “conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2) The renewing of our mind comes from the study of
God's word. The study of God's word also builds our faith (Romans 10:17).
Don't be ashamed for not having maintained God's standards. We have all “sinned, and
come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) This is our lot as humans living in a sinful world
but that is why we have a savior. The law points out our sin and shows us that we are in need of a
savior. We cannot be saved by keeping the law because we have already broke it: “by the deeds
of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”
(Romans 3:20; see also Galatians 2:16 and 3:11) While we are sinners, we are “justified freely
by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” (Romans 3:24)
All sinners are freely justified and redeemed through the shed blood of Jesus Christ when
they humbly come before him in confession and repentance. There is no sin unknown to God.
There is no sin too big. Jesus even asked His Father to forgive those who crucified Him. I can't
think of any sin greater than crucifying God!
The Apostle John says it like this:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar,
and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:6-10)
The Righteous
If you are righteous, you will have the desires of a righteous person. “The desire of the
righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.” (Proverbs 11:23) The
righteous are the delight of the LORD and He “heareth the prayer of the righteous.” (Proverbs
15:29) “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16) The
“righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance” before the Lord God of heaven. (Psalm 112:6)
The “righteous is an everlasting foundation.” (Proverbs 10:25) The righteous shall be spared
from the judgment of the wicked. Jesus states:
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them
into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to
hear, let him hear. (Matthew 13:41-43)
Who Is Righteous
Jesus Christ is the only righteous person to have lived on the earth (1 John 2:1-2; and
Revelation 16:4-5). Paul writes: “There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that
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