Proverbs 24:16 For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again,
Righteous, a strong word. An impossible goal to reach without Jesus. Righteous means right with God. Righteousness does not come from man. Man (other people) cannot take your righteousness.
I personally have fallen more than 7 times in life. Yet God continues to restore me because He loves me. I can continue, even after falling because of this understanding. Knowing His love for me, and plans for me, I refuse to quit or take advice to heart from anyone who has never done what I am called to do. I listen happily to unsolicited advice, sometimes it’s good, but usually completely disconnected from the reality of our personal situation.
You grow every time you get up after falling down. You grow into the full restoration of the All Powerful Lord God Almighty. He’s strong. God makes us strong through His righteousness.
Strong people (the righteous) have faith in God. Righteous means ‘right standing in God’. Righteousness means a strong spirit. A strong spirit will sustain you.
How do we become Righteous?
2 Cor 5:21. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Being righteous literally means to be right, especially in a moral way. Godly people often talk about being righteous. In their view, the righteous person not only does the right thing for other people but also follows the laws of the Lord.
The law dictates that we must accept the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary, believe that He resurrected from the tomb, and confess Him with our mouth, and we will be righteous, in right standing with God.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Two types of people in the world. Righteous or non Righteous. Saved or nonsaved. The only way to be righteous is through Jesus Christ. No one is righteous without His sacrifice.
Romans 3:10 There is no one righteous, not even one
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