Righteousness (169)
  1. Luther saw that God demands not that we become perfectly righteous like God but that we simply receive the gift of righteousness; a gift that actually makes us worthy.
  2. If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
  3. Our ears are opened by the Spirit through the word. Then, faith in Christ is present in us.
  4. The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.
  5. Good works do not give us a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Rather, good works result from righteousness given by the good work of the Righteous One on the cross.
  6. Epiphany celebrates that we have not been left in our hearts’ cold darkness and this spoiled creation.
  7. God is coloring over your sin and making you fragrant; he is making you righteous in his sight. The old is gone, forever covered over by this new work.
  8. Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.
  9. When we genuinely measure ourselves, we will find ourselves dreadfully lacking.
  10. The parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew hinges on whether a guy is wearing the right costume for the party.
  11. Chad explains the context and background of Psalm 52 and explores the destructive power of the tongue. The Psalm.
  12. We now stand holy and blameless before our Heavenly Father as his own dear children, and we are set free to serve our neighbor in love.
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