“Not One Righteous Without The Faith”

Greetings to the Saints of God all over the globe! Have no doubt in your mind that God is concerned about you. Today's blog is pertinent and must be communicated. So please read with open mindedness, and let the Spirit of God refresh your soul's circumstances wherever you are.

Let's turn to the Book of Romans chapter 3, verse 19, and eventually we will work our way to chapter 5 in a different titled communication. Every word in these chapters are important. But due to keeping this interesting, I want to hint at the content of those chapters to provoke you to read it for yourself. I have discovered that some of the greatest words I ever heard, were the ones I actually read for myself.

Firstly, let's be reminded that the subject of God is spiritual and not cultural. God can accommodate culture, but it must be to His glory, which should welcome and invite others to know Him better. God will not force Himself on anyone, but will draw hearts to his ways in order to draw others, eventually unifying man back unto Him without bias. So if you ever come across such a force, know that it is not the spirit of God, but the deeds of the misguided.

We all want to know what religion is true, right, and the most pure. And in our Holy Bibles, we have been given that answer to know and not to wonder, being sure to preserve ourselves in life's circumstances, and our sou'ls eternal state and restoration. Romans 3:19 says: Now we know that what things so ever the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. "SO LET'S ALL GET CAUGHT UP ON THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW"! Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by law is the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:21 says: "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; The Law was inspired and given by the Spirit of God, the prophets were inspired to speak by the spirit of God, and Jesus was begotten of God spoken of by the law and the prophets. Romans 3:22: even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no difference: Romans 3:23: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God: Romans 3:24: being justified freely by His grace through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. THIS FULLFILMENT IS JESUS THE "CHRIST" or THE FINAL SACRIFICE FOR THE PROPITIATION OF SIN! If our religion is pure, then it glorifies Christ as Lord and Savior. And all who do not glorify His name will suffer because of His name. If the righteous will suffer a cross at times in their lives, surely those who choose to be an enemy of God wll have to pay a price.

In verse 24, God offers salvation from sin "free of charge". But the life of the saved comes with a cost (a cross to bare). In verse 25, God has set Christ forth for the remission (absolution) of our obligation or the consequences of guilt which is charged to us by the moral law that names our sins. Verse 25, God has given us forbearance of our sins. Meaning He has refrained from enforcing the harshest penalty, and has granted leniency by showing patience, known as mercy. God is allowing all men to come unto Him as His children without over looking them because of their sin, and He is calling man unto Him to clean them up as a cheetah would her cub. This parental characteristic of our Heavenly Father rightfully makes us spiritual brothers and sisters, even if we can't be traced geaneologically. Because He has deemed it so! Our sins divide us from each other, affecting the way we fellowship by weakening the power of our fellowship, thereby setting us apart from God with "out-of-touch-from-God" tactics, and strategies of religious forms of worship, creating an atmosphere of powerless worship. Therefore causing the people to stray away from the strength and forthrightness of God's righteousness by faith in His Son Jesus' shed blood. A weakened watered down worship causes the cultures to stay at bay, and never cross each other's s borders so to speak. Creating a divided people though they walk amongst each other. What is the true and living God saying to you that you may share with a dying world to make life better to foster strong and healthy relationships, better known in the church as fellowship? God is calling on us to spread His message to you and through you. That the word of faith may be heard and received into the hearts of all.

But many do not have this frame of mind. Because as in Romans 4:13-16 puts it, "The Promise Is only Realized Through Faith". If you didn't know, the great hope of the world is the return of the Messiah. Savior of the world. But people claim they do not know if He as come yet. In these lines of scripture we must consider the words to be true, and our only hope! Verse 13 says: For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, nor through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. The Law alone (in the Torah/Pentateuch), could not promise life. Only grace and mercy could pardon sins through Christ's shed blood as decided by God, proven through doctrine of scripture. In verse 14, For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: v15 because the law works wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. And surely the people of that day gave God a reason to save the human condition under a better plan.

Let's make a note on this verse, expounding on it to say, that where there are no laws, or rules in place to abide by, chaos wil abide. This is why first man and woman was excommunicated out of Garden Eden. Their eyes were open to all there was to do outside of God's guidelines for them to live and be at peace. Hence therefore, with Moses having recieved written laws of God to govern God's people of the Jewish faith. But the laws and rituals that covered the people of that day, could not cover them like the power of grace and mercy has forever, and not just temporarily. Because the power resides within a person when it comes to FAITH and BELIEF. These 2 words are the works of an "Inside Job".

So we hope! And hope that advances us in due season, and gives us the victory, only comes by the "righteous faith". Abraham "realized" the promise of God by simply "receiving" in his heart what God said, and didn't doubt the words in which he felt in his spirit. When God speaks, we can feel it! And the feeling makes us emotional enough to do something about that feeling. Which is to act on it. Obey what the Spirit has instructed you. And if you doubt it, God allows us to ask for confirmation of His voice, or a sign (known as a fleece) that it is surely His voice speaking. By your obedience to God through faith, you are justified by faith, and granted peace and pardoned by God. But only through the belief of Jesus Christ, the righteous sacrifice.