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On Righteousness

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Announcements › Forums › Life – January 17th, 2016 › On Righteousness

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  • January 13, 2016 at 10:00 am #241
    bruce
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    I have to admit that righteousness is one of those words that I haven’t cared to use, probably because it has been misused to justify self. Someone knows that righteousness is good so they try to put on an appearance that complies, and the result is hypocrisy. The only one who is righteous is God who is Life, our life. I found the passage from II Corinthians very helpful, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;”.

    January 13, 2016 at 10:20 am #243
    Susanne
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    I think that it’s been difficult to use that word because it’s one of those words that isn’t heard much in everyday speech.

    We do hear about someone being “self-righteous” or displaying “self-righteous indignation”. That is something to watch for!

    But I love the definition of righteousness as being “Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law.” (Thanks, Joseph, for posting that.)

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