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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Are We Truly Exempt From the Laws of Righteousness?
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. (Isaiah 61:11)
It is the intention of the Lord God of Heaven that righteousness and praise come to maturity in His Church so the nations of the earth may behold, in the saints, the Person, will, and ways of the God of Heaven. When the nations see the true testimony they will glorify God and walk in His ways.
In order to bring into view the righteous behavior He desires, God has given us His only begotten Son so that through His blood we may be forgiven our sins, and through His triumphant life we may be delivered from our sins and commence practicing righteousness in the earth.
This is the new covenant of God with Israel and with all who are grafted on Israel, on Christ—the one true Olive Tree.
But the deceiver has entered the garden of God. He has distorted the purpose and plan of the Divine redemption.
Satan has convinced us that the purpose of Divine grace is to provide us with a pass into Heaven and that righteous works on the earth have little to do with redemption.
He has convinced us that no believer in Jesus will be punished at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
He has convinced us that God loves us so much He stands ready to forgive us even when there has been no genuine repentance. The goodness of God is stressed but the severity and wrath of God are not emphasized.
Satan has convinced us we are not to fear God or His Christ but merely are to reverence Them much as we would reverence the monument to a great statesman. We are quick to accept the change from fear to reverence because our pride and haughtiness will not allow us to fear God as we should.
Satan has convinced us that salvation is unconditional such that after we make a profession of belief in the Lord Jesus, no matter how deeply we return to sin we never can be removed from Christ's Presence and blessing. This is a clear departure from the Scripture.
He has convinced us there will be a secret translation of the believers so they will not be exposed to the hardships of the great tribulation, using a passage intended by the Apostle Paul to comfort living saints concerning their deceased loved ones.
He has convinced us that the believers in Christ, especially the Gentile believers, are a "special dispensation" of God. They are not required to practice righteousness, to love mercy, or to walk humbly with God. They are to say the name of Jesus and wave the wand of "grace." Now they are exempt from the laws of righteousness that govern all other men. No matter how they behave they will proceed straight to Paradise when they die.
This is the state of things in numerous churches throughout the world. We are in a period of deep apostasy.
Are you one of those who can hear the Spirit? Will you rise up and help us build the wall against sin? (from It Is Time for a Reformation of Christian Thinking)