Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness,for they shall
be filled.For the righteous Lord loves righteous,and the upright will see His face.
A man is not justified by observing the law,but by faith in Jesus Christ.We put our faith
in Him,that we may be justified by faithand not by observing the law,which will justify no
one.For God has made Him who knew no sin,to become sin for us,we might be made the righteousness of God in Him
Now,the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed,to which the law and the
prophets testify.This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all
who believe.There is no difference,for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ.
Yes,God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in His blood.Now with the
heart man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.If because of one man's trespass,death resigned through that one man,much
more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness,
reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against
the soul.Do not yield the parts of your body to sin,as instruments of unrighteousness,but rather
offer yourselfs to God as those who have been brought from death to life and offer your
body to Him as an instrument of righteousness.Don't you realize that whoever you offer to
obey as slaves,you become their slave-whether you are a slave to sin which leads to death,
or to obedience which leads to righteousness.Being then made free from sin,you become the servants of righteousness.No weapon formed against you will prosper and every tongue that
speaks against you in judgement,you will condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of
the Lord and their righteous is of Him.He alone is the Rock of your salvation.With Him as
your defense,you will not be moved.Remember,righteousness exalts a nation,but sin is a reproach to any people.May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and
for everyone.May He strengthen your heart so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all tyhe saints.
Finally,there is laid up for you a crown of righteousness,which the Lord,the righteous judge,
will give to all those that love His appearing.
