2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness...
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February 11
Training in Righteousness
How does one become righteous? There are
two answers to this question. First is
that God makes us righteous. God gives us
righteousness when we have faith in Jesus
Christ. This is immediate and applies to
our salvation.
But there is another righteousness that takes a
lifetime and affects our relationship with God.
Even though we are Christians and our salvation
is secure, our sin hurts our relationship with
God but He delights when we obey Him.
The Bible is our training manual. The more
we study and the better we know God's Word, the
better we will follow it. Some things are
automatic and others must be applied. It
obviously does no good to know the difference
between right and wrong if we choose to do
wrong. But knowledge of the Bible can be
used in our defense.
When Jesus was tempted by Satan, He didn't stand
against Him with His own power or even call upon
His Father for help. Instead He used His
knowledge of the scriptures to rebuke Satan and
defeat temptation.
The more scripture we know, the more it is going
to help us and serve as a reminder when we're
tempted by something. It is our key to
living a righteous life and to pleasing the
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