Righteousness (4/5)

For no one can ever be made right with God by doing… Romans 3:20

For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Romans 3:20 sin law
In the night I search for you;
in the morning I earnestly seek you.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.
Isaiah 26:9 judgment learning

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.
Romans 6:13 sin sacrifice conversion
You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.
Galatians 2:15-16 faith law
I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.
Galatians 2:21 grace law Jesus
We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Proverbs 10:7 sin blessing
Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death.
Proverbs 11:4 money materialism punishment
For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
2 Corinthians 9:10 food giving generosity
Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
1 Corinthians 15:34 sin conversion understanding
I will teach you wisdom’s ways
and lead you in straight paths.
Proverbs 4:11 wisdom learning
Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
1 John 3:4 sin law
Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
Habakkuk 2:4 life reliability faith
The wicked borrow and never repay,
but the godly are generous givers.
Psalm 37:21 debt money giving
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 faith reward judgment
But he knows where I am going.
And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
For I have stayed on God’s paths;
I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
Job 23:10-11 blameless
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.
Daniel 4:37 humility worship pride
He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
Proverbs 2:8 protection obedience faithfulness
Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Proverbs 4:25 honesty reliability
The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable speaking
I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!
Ezekiel 18:32 conversion death eternal life
He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 salvation Holy Spirit rebirth
God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?
James 4:12 law judgment salvation
Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.
Isaiah 26:8 law desires
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly.
Psalm 146:8 sickness healing sadness
Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Isaiah 55:7 conversion forgiveness life