“For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the
wicked stumble in bad times.”
Theology
matters.
Righteousness
is not about never making mistakes. It is not about living a pristine life.
According to this verse it is about tenacity…And that is where theology comes
into play.
If
you read the bible as a self-help book to make yourself “better” - you have
missed the point. There is no “better” – there is only dead in your sin or
redeemed.
Everything
in the bible points to the fact that we are not capable of righteousness on our
own.... Everything in our arrogant
hearts tells us that we are … Either you heart, or your bible is wrong…you need
to decide.
Does
God love you because you are good… or do you strive for goodness because God
loves you?...One path leads to frustration and the other leads to victory and
redemption.
Jesus
died to make you holy…If there was any other way God would not have paid that
price.
That was the only solution because we had all have fallen
“short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23). “But God demonstrates
His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans
5:8). Because “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ ...” (Romans 6:23)
If
you try to earn salvation you will fall short and in frustration, blame God,
and become angry. However,
if you
accept the gift God offers - you will be given a righteousness that is
indestructible.
This
gift is what allows you to fall down over and over … and get up and keep going.
This amazing grace makes you new each morning. There is no scale of
justice…there is no keeping score…there is only mercy.
That
is the gospel – The good news is you can be completely holy. Through the blood of Jesus, you can be
unbreakable.
So,
do you want to be relentless? –Then get good theology….
Turn
from your sin…Surrender to Christ, accept His holiness, and follow Him. Stop
polluting your deliverance with self-centered hypocrisy and free yourself to
love as you have been loved.
Then
and only then, will you be a righteous man who is unstoppable.
“The
saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.” ― Charles
H. Spurgeon
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