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Insight, I think we are on the same page. The righteousness i speak of is that of love...the law of the Christ. To 'put on Christ' as Paul says in Galatians 3:27, we must learn to love in the way Christ loved us. That is the righteousness I think of when Im talking about 'righteous acts'...

No, it is not owing to works, in order that no man should have ground for boasting. Salvation is a 'gift' and the only way to receive that gift is by putting faith in Christ and obeying Christs commands. Mosaic law and its works are pushed aside but the law of Christ is not. If you live by...

Gods kingdom is no part of this world. Jesus did not seek to establish Gods Kingdom in Jerusalem when he was on earth in the first century....he rejected the idea outright because he knew that Gods kingdom will not share its power with imperfect humans. Let men have their rulerships, they...

God removed the mosaic law Robbie. So God is not judging any of us by the standards laid out in the mosaic law. He is judging us by our faith in Christ and by our willingness to live in worthy imitation of Christ. We all sin every day, but we dont throw our hands up and say 'oh well im a...

this is a great scripture. It highlights the fact that many have been saying over and over in this thread...more then simple belief is required of christians. We have a responsibility to 'work out our own salvation' The offer is there on the table...the means of salvation is available, its...

All prentis is trying to highlight is that, aside from faith, living by Gods righteousness is what brings us into Gods approval and therefore in line for salvation. However, you are saying that righteousness has nothing to do with it. Well you are wrong. A person who has accepted Jesus...

of course i dont think that, but you were the one who said it So you are being deliberately misleading.... why dont you just say you are not interested in discussing it and i'll stop asking questions.

'his blood' is your answer? So you are saying Christs blood was his righteousness?

what does it mean to be clothed in Christs righteousness?

yeah, i saw the scriptures says that. So what is the image and likeness of God that we possess?

you mean sister :P

Robbie, what is faith in practice ?

to me, your argument sounds like this: I'll get my salvation regardless of my actions because Christ died for me and all my sins...salvation is mine. Its in the bad. Thats what it sounds like to me.

you seem to be acquainting christian righteousness with works of mosaic law. I dont believe anyone here is trying to say mosaic laws are Gods requirement for Christians. the mosaic law is what gave the Jews a righteous standing before God. Christians dont need mosaic law, they need faith in...

Robbie can i ask you what you think a 'doer' of the word needs to 'do' in order to be a doer and not a hearer only? Im not asking this to try and trick you either. Im sure you dont believe that a christian can do whatever they like and still be saved... so can you explain what a 'doer' of...

What part of God does man represent?

Robbie, you still didnt answer the question. You dont want to reason on the scriptures so you really shouldn't be debating the point. When we cherry pick verses we can get the bible to say almost anything we want.... putting all the scriptures together is not so easy though....we have to be...

an image for us is usually something physical.... but God is not physical, so in this case it is not a physical likeness what do you think it is?

i agree 100% with this scripture. The pharisees and scribes viewed the works of the mosaic law as a measurement of righteousness. But they were wrong. Righteousness is a condition of the heart, not an outward display of obedience to certain regulations. And that is what Prentis and...

Robbie and Jiggyfly, What do these verses indicate to you? Matthew 5: 20 For I say to YOU that if YOUR righteousness does not abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, YOU will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens Matthew 6:33 “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom...