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Watch Out for the Dangers of Self-Righteousness

Michael Jakes

Self-righteousness is a danger that can find a resting place in the house of God amongst God’s people. It can be found in ministry, in the pulpit, and in the congregation. It can only rest in an envir...

3 Truths to Know about the Righteousness of God

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

When God sees you he approves of you because you are a bearer of his righteousness. You are justified in his sight. If you let that sink in you will find great reason to rejoice because God sees you a...

What Is the Purpose of the Breastplate of Righteousness?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Our hearts are of great importance regarding righteousness, for they are desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9), and we are prone to wander away from the Lord. And so, to make a solid, godly stand against...

Why Does Human Anger "Not Produce the Righteousness of God?”

Pamela Palmer

The book of James is found in the New Testament and is only five chapters long with a total of 108 verses. Within this book, we find great truth on hardships, temptations we face, the danger of showin...

What Is So Dangerous about Self-Righteousness?

Blair Parke

Instead of believing your salvation came through your own works or because you are “better” than someone else, an attitude of humility reminds you that you were once a lost sinner like people around y...

Why Religion Can’t Save Us

The reason why, even on our best day, we can’t measure up to God’s standards....

Why Are Those Who “Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness” Blessed?

Bethany Verrett

The desire for righteousness, and the hunger to have a right relationship with God, is the beginning of a walk with God. When Jesus says that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed,...

What Are the Oaks of Righteousness and Why Do They Give Us Hope?

Emma Danzey

Isaiah 61 talks about believers being oaks of righteousness. As we study the concept of an oak tree today, may we have a greater appreciation for the meaning of this statement....

Justified Thanksgiving

Tim Brister

For the Christian, thanksgiving is altogether different. We don’t offer thanksgiving because of work we have done but because of the work Christ has done on our behalf....

Why Is It Essential That We Guard Our Hearts?

Kristi Walker

Proverbs 4:23 instructs us to "guard your heart with all diligence," but why is that so important and how do we apply it to our everyday lives? What happens if we don't guard our hearts?...

Beyond Sunday: A Year of Training in Righteousness

The Bible is the world's most widely distributed book, with 2.5 billion copies were distributed between 1815 and 1975. The evidence of this is many changed lives. Is this the year for yours to change?...

How Many Are the Afflictions of the Righteous?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Are the afflictions of the righteous smaller than everyone else's, or do we suffer as much as non-believers? If so, what's the point? Here's what the Bible tells us to remember about our trials in thi...

Bring the Greatness of God to Others This Christmas

Frank Santora

Mary’s story was a trial of faith. Yet she made it through and so can we. Because like Mary, we are all, in our own God-ordained way, called to bring something extraordinary into the world. ...

Can We Really Believe that God Is Just in an Evil World?

Joel Ryan

We know we live in an unjust world. So is it really possible to believe that God is just?...

Is There a Prayer for Repentance?

Rebecca Gordon

In the grand scheme of things, we are always going to be bound to sin and repenting. Our prayers do not have to be perfect, but in repentance, they should come from our hearts and from the Holy Spirit...

Why Does Paul Say That We Will “Share in Christ’s Sufferings”?

Bethany Verrett

Knowing Jesus and receiving His righteousness means suffering like He did, but it also means being glorified like Him, even being physically resurrected one day....

What Freedom from Sin Really Looks Like

Debbie W. Wilson

We have been conditioned to submit to sin. Before we came to Christ, sin controlled our thoughts, emotions, and actions. And while Romans 6 says believers “have been set free from sin,” many of us bel...

How Does the Bible Address Being Angry?

Pamela Palmer

There are plenty of verses about anger throughout Scripture, and there are even narratives in the Bible about people getting angry. The Bible does not say anger in and of itself is sinful, rather what...