Integrity And Righteousness
Being honest and doing the right thing are the foundations of a life that is in line with God’s will and purpose. As we read through the chapter on Integrity and Righteousness, we learn about how important it is to live with integrity and seek righteousness, which are qualities that reflect the character of our Heavenly Father.
Living With Integrity
Integrity is more than just acting morally right on the outside; it means that your ideas, words, and actions are all in line with God’s truth and righteousness. This part talks about how important it is to be honest and have ethics in every part of your life.
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Walking In Honesty
Psalm 25:21 (NIV) – “May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.” Proverbs 28:6 (NIV) – “Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.”
Psalm 26:1 (NIV) – “Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.”
Integrity In Speech And Actions
Colossians 3:9-10 (NIV) – “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”
James 5:12 (NIV) – “Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear-not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Otherwise, you will be condemned.”
Pursuing Righteousness
Righteousness is not merely an external conformity to moral standards but a heart condition cultivated through a deep hunger for God’s ways and a relentless pursuit of His truth.
This section explores the longing for righteousness and the transformative power of aligning our lives with the righteousness of God.
Hungering For Righteousness
Psalm 63:1 (NIV) – “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”
The Righteousness Of God
Romans 3:22 (NIV) – “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”