RE: Righteousness
December 13, 2017 at 3:41 pm
(This post was last modified: December 13, 2017 at 3:43 pm by Haipule.)
(December 13, 2017 at 4:47 am)Starhunter Wrote:The Righteousness of God is the sum total of all that is wonderful and beautiful in the universe. Jesus tells us to "seek" it as a million libraries cannot contain all that seeking righteousness is. My example to seek the righteousness of the hamburger in all its glory is a very complex thing. I know because I have done it! Along with the French fry!(December 11, 2017 at 11:35 pm)Haipule Wrote: Wow! No argument! There you have it--God exists by reason of standard! Who is the standard keeper? That standard is all that is working, wonderful, beautiful and tasty in this world. Everything else is either broken, or sucks! Bill 1, atheists 0. Sometimes it's just soo cool bein' me!--Ace VenturaI'm not sure what you mean by "God exists by reason of standard."
But I think you are on to something deeper than I can comprehend at the moment.
I have heard that it is impossible to have a God or source of life, without perfect morality or integrity, that righteousness is the necessity of eternal life.
We know by science that the recipients of life, cannot be born or survive without billions of correct conditions and processes. In other words life is a result of ultra sophistication and order, of such a high standard that it escapes the consciousness of its recipients.
If life is caused by a source of wisdom and integrity, then morality or righteousness, must be the basis of life, and that it deserves the attention and respect of creatures capable of reasoning.
And it goes without saying that if the Author of Life is disrespected, or if life is regarded as cheap, that the offending person has to be dealt with accordingly.
Someone might see a beautiful woman and say, "She's a righteous babe!"
What ever job we do we should always seek its righteousness so that we are the very best at whatever God gave us to do. This is empowering us to succeed!
The Righteousness of God is a multifaceted jewel of immense beauty and power! The beauty of morality is but one facet of that jewel that the church spends TOO MUCH time with!