Righteousness – The Key to a Successful Christian Life
The topic of righteousness can be seen as one of the most important fundamental doctrines in the bible. As a born-again Christian, it is so vital to be rooted in this topic. As much as righteousness an important fundament is for a successful Christian living, this topic is not being taught in many churches are not emphasizing on this topic. Again, it is very important that a newborn believer should understand fully and established in the teaching of righteousness. Only when a believer has the fullness of the doctrine of righteousness deeply rooted in his or her heart, he or she can live a successful Christian life.
Many have accepted and believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, and they have received this precious and valuable gift of eternal life. They are aware of the fact that they are now children of God, and they call Jesus their Lord. The church has also majored on the things that pertain to the death and the cross of Christ. But less attention has been given to the thing that pertain to His resurrection and His ministry at the right hand of the Father; one of the major things concerning the resurrection of Jesus is the issue of righteousness.
What does the bible teach about righteousness? How does God see those who have come to believe in Jesus as their Christ? What is our standing with God? Before we go into the topic of righteousness as mainly explained to us in the New Testament section of the bible, we will explore the topic first in the Old Testament section of the bible. Everything start from the first man whom God created, Adam. To see the origin of everything, we have to go back to Adam.
To be continued……