Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

As I alluded to yesterday, none are righteous but Christ and any righteousness in us is Christ in us.

Yet I still want to be right and seen as a person to be trusted. I do this with all good intentions. Just how successful I am at it is debated by many. This whole debate came about because of my doubts as to the use of the word Easter in Acts 14:4.

Many learned men allowed the translation to stand in the KJV bible. I shall not substitute my judgement for theirs. They must have had a reason for it. What I discovered trying to uncover the reason was name calling, and judgement of another’s faith. As to my own issues, I have kept them to myself. I only share those opinions with mature men whom I trust and love me. They have proven themselves to me again and again.

Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

The Word does not say one opinion is right and the other wrong. We each have to live with ourselves in what we esteem to be important, and that which is trivial. How we walk by faith in trivial matters should never cause a break in relationship with the rest of the body of Christ.

Walking requires balance and both the left and right foot cannot step out at the same time. Left or right, it matters not as long as balance is achieved.

Unity of faith is the key that works in us to keep the body of Christ balanced.

Deuteronomy 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Absolutely, but they didn’t obey, so where is their righteousness now. In my zeal to bring you my thoughts on apostates yesterday, I may have overstated my opinion on agendas and those who are troubled by them. This all boils down to the issues of being right in our own minds. Doing that leads to one of the most overlooked issues of righteousness, personal possession. Here in Deuteronomy they called it “our righteousness”. Their being right was linked to and judged by obedience to the law and they could not keep it. They held onto their “righteousness” as if it were unconditional, theirs by possession and were unwilling to give it up. Bible history shows us how that worked out for them.

Along comes Christ and He was and is righteous. In Him no harm could be found. He was and is that perfect sacrifice for the remission of sins. What happened to His righteousness?

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

We stand and walk with God by the right hand of His righteousness. Who is seated on the right hand of the throne of God? Jesus Christ of course.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

I have access to His righteousness by faith. It is not my own and yet I still desire to be right.