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Contrasting Sin and Righteousness
Sin and RighteousnessSin is real,
pervasive and deadly, Rom 3:23; 6:23
Righteousness is real, and God’s counterpoint to sin, 1 Jno 5:17
Gospel: Become righteous before God Rom 1:16-17 (3:21-
22; 4:5; 5:19)
Gospel: Become righteous before God Rom 1:16-17 (3:21-
22; 4:5; 5:19)
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Time to Choose!Ephesians 4:17-24;
Matthew 6:33
ContrastSin and Righteousness
SINAttractive, Gen
3:6 (1 Pet 4:1-2) Lusts, 1 Jno
2:16 Pleasure Escape
mundane Indulgence Satisfaction
RIGHTEOUSNESSBeautiful, 1 Chrn
16:29 (Psa 29:2) Bride, Rev 19:6-9 Holiness is
attractive to God, Eph 5:26-27
New man, Eph 4:24
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What will you
choose?
ContrastSin and Righteousness
SINDeceptive, Heb
3:13 Trusting
ourselves, Lk 18:9; 1 Cor 10:12
Thinking God’s love prevents punishment, Rom 2:4
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Honest, blameless and harmless, Phil 2: 14-15 Obedient, Lk 1:6;
Phil 3:6; 1 Jno 3:7 Consistent with
our good confession, 1 Tim 6:12-14
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What will you
choose?
ContrastSin and Righteousness
SINEnslaving, Jno
8:34 (Rom 6:16; 2 Pet 2: 19) Mind, 2 Cor
4:3-4 Body, Rom 1:24
RIGHTEOUSNESSLiberating, Rom
6:13 Freedom to serve
right., Rom 6:17-19
Freed by Christ via His truth, Jno 8:32, 36
Instills living hope, Gal 5:1, 5
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What will you
choose?
ContrastSin and Righteousness
SINSpreads, 1 Cor
5:6 Influences and
infects others, Gal 2:13
Recognize it and do not imitate it, Matt 23:3
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Spreads, 1 Pet 2:11-12Influence of
godly lives, Matt 5:13-16
Gospel preaching and living, Acts 1:8; 8:4; 1 Ths 1:8
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What will you
choose?
ContrastSin and Righteousness
SINDefiling, Isa 1:18
(2 Pet 2:20-22) Innocence with
guilt (Rom 3:19) Purity with moral
filth (Titus 1:15) Gospel with error
(Gal 1:6-7)
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Partake of the divine nature, 2 Pet 1:4 Peace, Jas 3:18 Holiness, Rom
6: 20-22
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What will you
choose?
Practice Righteousness!Born of God, 1 Jno 2:29Those who do not are being
deceived by sin, 1 Jno 3:7God sees and blesses the
righteous, but He is against the sinful, 1 Pet 3:12
Choose righteousness and be saved, Titus 2:11-13
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