#righteousness in Christ

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The Atmosphere of Heaven

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, The Atmosphere of Heaven                 As we come into a greater revelation and unfolding of our identity in Christ one of the things we should find is that it brings us into the atmosphere of the kingdom of heaven.  In that place of identity, unity and oneness…

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[avengers-21]

today’s verse ✨

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[invisiblewashboard]

“The Enemy doesn’t care if he traps you in godless rule-breaking or godless rule-following, as long as you’re trapped and godless, he has succeeded.”

A quote from my pastor in a sermon on the dangers of legalism. Licentiousness and legalism are both dangers we face if we aren’t making Jesus our everything. If we try and only accept Him as Savior, but not as our Lord and Master, we are going to fall into one of these two traps.

Don’t do it. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that because of God’s grace, there are no rules. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that to keep yourself from sinning, you need to make more rules that aren’t there for us in scripture.

Make Jesus your everything. Follow Him, love Him as you should, and you’ll stay on the straight and narrow.

Don’t focus on the fact that the path is narrow. Rejoice in the fact that the gate is open at all. For we could do nothing to deserve that, and yet He loved us anyways, and made a way.

[wecanbeperfect]

THE RESURRECTION DEFENDED

[wiirocku]

Romans 10:4 (KJV) - For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

[garden-of-thoughts-fruit-of-lips]

"Open reproof is better than concealed love."

Proverbs 27:5

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

“because he never accepts that it's never been about righteousness--it's about repentance.” except javert killing himself IS repentance.

well, it’s like 12 different things, because bro had gone days without sleeping and very little food and water and he already had low self-worth and kept asking the amis to kill him and just assumed he was going to die AND THEN valjean upended his understanding of the world and morality. he was really going through it & there are a lot of overlapping reasons for why he jumps into the seine.

but javert is like Number One Most Responsible guy in the whole story. taking responsibility is his Thing (forever bitter the musical doesn’t include the punish me monsieur le maire scene). how else, in his derailment, could he atone for his conceived misdeeds other than by handing in his resignation to god? in the brick he had already left a note urging his superiors to treat convicts at toulon better, which is another step in his repentance (and another crime the musical commits by not including it). jumping into the seine was another step.

honestly a lot of ppl who like the book think the musical was dead wrong to exclude him from the big heaven group sing, because it COMPLETELY undermines the themes of forgiveness and compassion threaded throughout les mis. like the musical was simply wrong lol.

This is helpful context! I am still finishing the brick, although I have fully read the abridged version, and that detail about the letter wasn't included, so I didn't know that occurred! (And thank you for the message--this is a long response but I'd love to hear more of your thoughts!)

I agree that Javert is certainly deeply distraught and remorseful; like you mentioned, his worldview is literally falling apart, and his actions reflect his mental state. But his death isn't really repentance--in the sense that it's not what God would have wanted. To me it reads like a Judas situation: a desperate realization of a huge mistake, and doing the only thing you think can make it right, namely, ending it all. That's the just punishment for someone so wrong, isn't it?

But true repentance, meaning the repentance that the Lord desires, is about changing your ways, not "paying a price." Had Javert really understood the beauty of Valjean's mercy (an image of Christ's, just as the bishop's undeserved mercy was to Valjean himself), rather than killing himself, he would have lived to also become "an honest man"--in heart. One who could forgive and understand forgiveness, for himself as well as others. One who could recognize that he is not The Law, that he can fall, but that he can also be "brought to the light." One who could accept that men like Valjean, and men like himself, CAN change, and be changed.

It's tragic to me because so much of "Stars," and his character in the book as well as the musical, is about wanting to be righteous, to rise above his birth and the sinfulness he associates it with. It's about wanting to please the Lord by his actions. But in his end, he shows he never understood what God really wanted from him, and that's where my original phrase comes in: not righteousness, but repentance. To live, and face the man you were, knowing it's no longer the man you are. That it's never been about what you've done or can do, but about what's been done for you. That's the Gospel that he could never fully accept.

To use another example you mentioned, that misunderstanding drives why he asks the Mayor (Valjean) to punish him--in his worldview, mercy is unjust, or at the very least, unfair. Evil must be punished; "those who fall like Lucifer fell" receive "the sword." But "as it is written," God "desires mercy, not sacrifice" (Matthew 9:13). God would have wanted Javert to live, and Javert couldn't see that, and that's why it's devastating to me. In his misunderstanding of the heart of God, he misses what would have set him free from the chains of sin he's always been trying to escape.

That's why he's contrasted with Valjean, who (though he carries guilt about his past till the end of his life) is eventually able to face it and confess what he had done to those he loves. He knew there was mercy to be found, if only it was asked for. Javert was too blinded by pride and shame to realize it, and so, while broken, he never was able to truly repent.

For that, you must go on.

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

Reminder to the self and other that "righteousness" is not just some thing that you are, it is a thing that you do. It is not some moral superiority, but rather, it is living in right relationships with God and with others. Which is much, much harder.

[jaytboard]

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭33‬

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Baptized into Christ

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment. — Galatians 3:27 | Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. All rights reserved. Cross References: Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 10:2

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Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

[hazellvsq]

once you start seeing the madonna whore dichotomy perpetuated by certain parts of this fandom you can't unsee it

[theinwardlight]

From James Parnell, A Trial of Faith (1654)

[avengers-21]

today’s verse ✨

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Verse of the Day - 2 Corinthians 5:21

[shywhispersunknown]

Transform Me

Lord, I just love you! Everyday you show me something new. My goal is to make you proud with everything I do! Purge my heart from any and everything that isn't like you. Give me a new mind, and different thoughts! Remove every negative feeling from the past! The shame, the hurt, the embarrassment and humiliation! Help me to see myself how you see me. Hide me under the shadow of your wing, I ask all these things in you name. Amen