Holy Righteousness

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Romans 3:10

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As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;

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Righteousness is what Hebrews considered the goal of having perfect knowledge based on the Law of sins that were passed on to Moses and through the prophets of the Lord. This was considered the path of righteousness. It was believed, that having knowledge of good and evil would make them god-like, as, that is what the serpent told Eve in the garden:

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Genesis 3:4-5

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“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.

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“For God knows that when you eat from it; your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

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Here, is what calls for understanding. The serpent himself does not glorify the Father, the serpent claims the power of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, as honoring that which is created, and that which masters creation. Outside of the garden is ruled by death, which he is the embodiment of. And since death rules over the flesh, what occurs during existence, was seen under that rule. And this was very much the facts.

The reason the law and the prophets were supplied was so that the Hebrews would not just have knowledge of good and evil, but so that because of it, they could repent their acts. But although this did occur, and the cleansing ritual was used, none saught out the truth of the kingdom because none saw where righteousness rooted. Which is of the Father.

In repent, and cleansing, it was hoped that the temple followers would then seek to have holiness come through them. But none, not one, found their way into the presence of the Father, because none, not one, recognized the unseen qualities of the Father were of Him alone. This is when the Truth came to us. And it is to be through this truth that the enemy is defeated:

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Romans 16:20

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The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

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The enemy can only be defeated by believers who are of the body of Christ. Not that as individuals  acting on their own, no. But as believers of the truth that what is supplied through us by the kingdom when we put ourselves aside, is us serving the will of God, and His holiness acting through us. In this, showing that what is holy is of God alone. That is what glorifies the Father through the sacrifice of His son. The grace we have in our trespass, to serve the will of God by this eternal truth. Death has mastery over the world and flesh, yes. When power is recognized for it's unseen qualities of holiness, we do not habe a claim on those acts, and therefore death has no claim on what shines from them. Defeated then is death, under the heals of the faithful.

So was the Law a failure? No. This is why John the Baptist, in the spirit of Enoch, made a clear path for the ministry of the kingdom. The good news being that for the Jews, then the Gentiles, the understanding of the kingdom was soon to be provided. So Jesus, the son of God, began to do his Father's will. And the gospel of the kingdom was shown, and it glorified the Father, showing Him alone as what is righteous. We serve that righteousness in our trespass. The Law provided a path for the Truth. This is why the gospel of the kingdom was shared first to the Jews, and then to the rest of the world.

Righteousness is found in service of holiness. And loving acts bear fruit that give us an opportunity to give thanks. No fruit of the Holy Spirit is glorifies the Father, unless is comes by selfless service of the Father's will. And it is the Father's will that we come to Him through the body of His son, which is the Eternal Authority; the Word of God.

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