Righteousness

1 John 3:7 "Boys (lads), let no one deceive and lead you astray. He who PRACTICES RIGHTEOUSNESS [who is upright, conforming to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action, living a consistently conscientious life] is RIGHTEOUS, even as He is RIGHTEOUS."


1 John 3:10 "By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice RIGHTEOUSNESS [who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ)."


We are to seek the Righteousness of God and not of our own righteousness. Yes, wen we believe, Jesus imputes His Righteousness onto us so that we by faith may follow His way of Righteousness. And our actions of righteousness in HIM is His Righteousness in us. 


Romans 6:13 "And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God."


Romans 6:16 "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?"


Fire of God!!