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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009

2. 1 John 5:17 The Righteousness of God!

3. PAS - “all or every.” ADIKIA - “unrighteousness, injustice, and sometimes evildoers, wrong, iniquity, etc.”

4. In abstract it connotes unrighteous action
In abstract it connotes unrighteous action. It also means an unjust act or transgression. A synonym of lawlessness, ANOMIA.

5. With 1 John 1:9, it includes unknown sin, known sin, and all function of human good and evil in the Cosmic System. “All wrongdoing” of the believer in the Cosmic System is sin.

6. To understand what unrighteousness is, we need to know what righteousness is.

7. 1. The Hebrew word is TSEDAQAH and the Greek word is DIKAIOSUNE.

8. 2. Righteousness has to do with law, morality, and justice.

9. 3. The concept of righteousness comes directly from God, as He is perfect righteousness.

10. a) In relation to Himself, God; there is no law, either within His own being or of His own making, which is violated by anything in His nature. Absolute Righteousness!

11. b) In relation to His creatures; there is no action which He takes that violates any code of morality or justice. Relative Righteousness!

12. a) In relation to Himself, God; there is no law, either within His own being or of His own making, which is violated by anything in His nature. Absolute Righteousness!

13. 4. With respect to God’s character:

14. a) He is transparently holy and righteous in all His acts.

15. a) He is transparently holy and righteous in all His acts
a) He is transparently holy and righteous in all His acts. b) He is perfectly good and correct in all His thoughts, decrees and actions.

16. c) When combined with love, His righteousness results in grace and mercy.

17. c) When combined with love, His righteousness results in grace
c) When combined with love, His righteousness results in grace. d) God’s righteousness is ever absolute and perfect to infinity.

18. 5. God’s absolute righteousness is declared in Psa 11:7; 19:9; Dan 9:7; Acts 17:31; 1 John 1:5.

19. Psa 11:7, “For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.”

20. 6. God’s righteousness is seen in two ways:

21. 6. God’s righteousness is seen in two ways: a) He is a righteous Person, James 1:17; 1 John 1:5.

22. 6. God’s righteousness is seen in two ways: a) He is a righteous Person, James 1:17; 1 John 1:5. b) He is righteous in all His ways, Rom. 3:25-26.

23. James 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”

24. 7. God's righteousness is the guardian of God's justice
7. God's righteousness is the guardian of God's justice. Justice guards the rest of the essence of God.

25. 8. Righteousness in relation to God means He:

26. 8. Righteousness in relation to God means He: a) Possesses eternal, unchangeable, and perfect righteousness.

27. b) Is perfect goodness, sinless in character and person.

28. b) Is perfect goodness, sinless in character and person
b) Is perfect goodness, sinless in character and person. c) Is absolute good. Psa 25:8; 34:8; 86:5; 119:68; Luke 18:19

29. d) Is perfect, both in His person and in His character
d) Is perfect, both in His person and in His character. Deut 32:4; Psa 7:9; 11:7; 97:6; 113:3; 119:137; Jer 23:6; John 17:25; Rom 1:17; 10:3; 1 John 2:29

30. e) Is totally free from sin. God has never sinned
e) Is totally free from sin. God has never sinned. God cannot tempt or solicit to sin. God cannot in any way be involved in sin except to judge it.

31. f) Is perfect in attitudes and in actions; it’s the principle of divine integrity.

32. f) Is perfect in attitudes and in actions; it’s the principle of divine integrity. g) Rejects all relative standards of righteousness.

33. Duet 32:4, “The Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just; a God of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is He.”

34. Grace Offering

35. Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, August 16, Tape # 09S The Righteousness of God 1 John Series John 5:17: 1:5; James 1:17; Duet 32:4    James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009