The righteous life in Christ; the promise of God. Even though adam and Even caused mankind to be born in sin it didn't stop God from loving us and freeing us from our sinful nature to be righteous. No one could have freed themselves from their sinful nature we all needed Christ the Savior to redeemed us. He took it all on his body for the entire human race. Do you doubt God's love? Let me assure you that he does love you not only in word but in deed. He gave his only son for you and every day he is the one keeping you. "For God so loved the world, that he gave him only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). His mercy which no-one deserves or can earn is what has been received from him daily. God is good and faithful. His righteousness is the profound way of living. His principles are his words and we must live by them. Living a righteous life is the living epistle which is the light of the world. "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid" (Matthew 5:14).
We are a chosen vessel of God and it was nothing of our doing, he called us before the foundation of the world. “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:” (King James Bible, 1769/2017, Ephesians 1:4). God chose to bless us in Christ Jesus and gave us a heart to believe. “Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me” (Isaiah 43:10). We can’t take no credit for God’s work; it is his grace that made us who we are. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). In all that we do, we must remember that God loved us before we were saints. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Roma...
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