GET YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS RIGHT!! (7 OF 28)
Scripture: Matthew 5:19-20
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Get Your Righteousness Right!! (7 of 28)
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 5:19-20
‘‘Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.’’
Matthew 5:19-20
When you think about the words righteous or righteousness, one of the first thoughts that come to mind is being or doing things correctly. The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word righteous (the root word for righteousness) as being ‘‘morally upright or just.’’ When you examine the word righteousness from the text in the original Greek, you find that it’s defined as ‘‘equity (the state of being just, impartial, and fair) of character or act, specifically Christian.’’
One of the problems in our society today is that, generally speaking, people don’t have any morals anymore. Because we’ve bought into the mindset and idea that ‘‘it’s all about me; I can do want I want to do; you don’t have right to tell me what I’m supposed to be doing; and you do what you want to do, and I’ll do what I want to do.’’ I don’t know if you caught it, but the word ‘‘I’’ seemed to be the focal point of each of those statements.
A few examples of this can be found in recent headlines. On the east coast:
• Former U. S. Representative Anthony Weiner was accused and admitted to sending inappropriate pictures and text messages to upwards of 10 women, yet he still wanted to be the mayor of New York City;
• In Cleveland, OH, Ariel Castro kidnapped and raped three women over a period of 10 years, caused one of them to miscarry several pregnancies, but blames everything on his so-called addiction;
• In San Diego, former Mayor Bob Filne ...
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 5:19-20
‘‘Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.’’
Matthew 5:19-20
When you think about the words righteous or righteousness, one of the first thoughts that come to mind is being or doing things correctly. The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word righteous (the root word for righteousness) as being ‘‘morally upright or just.’’ When you examine the word righteousness from the text in the original Greek, you find that it’s defined as ‘‘equity (the state of being just, impartial, and fair) of character or act, specifically Christian.’’
One of the problems in our society today is that, generally speaking, people don’t have any morals anymore. Because we’ve bought into the mindset and idea that ‘‘it’s all about me; I can do want I want to do; you don’t have right to tell me what I’m supposed to be doing; and you do what you want to do, and I’ll do what I want to do.’’ I don’t know if you caught it, but the word ‘‘I’’ seemed to be the focal point of each of those statements.
A few examples of this can be found in recent headlines. On the east coast:
• Former U. S. Representative Anthony Weiner was accused and admitted to sending inappropriate pictures and text messages to upwards of 10 women, yet he still wanted to be the mayor of New York City;
• In Cleveland, OH, Ariel Castro kidnapped and raped three women over a period of 10 years, caused one of them to miscarry several pregnancies, but blames everything on his so-called addiction;
• In San Diego, former Mayor Bob Filne ...
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