Righteousness, continued:

• The approval of the Lord

  • Proverbs 15:9, 29; 18:10; 21:3

• God is trying to help us by instructing us in righteous living. He knows how we work and how we should live to have the best life.

• What does the future hold?

  • Proverbs 10:24-25, 28, 30; 11:4-5, 18-19, 21, 23; 14:32

  • Wickedness brings punishment, but righteousness brings great reward (in eternity if not in this world).

Money

• Money is not moral or immoral on its own. It is our attitudes and actions with and about money that matter.

• I Timothy 6:10, 17-19

• Warnings about money

  • Stay away from Get-Rich-Quick schemes.

    • Proverbs 20:21; 21:5-6; 28:19-22

  • Don’t let greed corrupt your morals.

    • Proverbs 10:2; 11:18; 21:6

  • Don’t put your trust in money.

    • Proverbs 11:28; 23:4-5

    • Think of yourself as a steward of your money, rather than an owner.

    • Ecclesiastes 5:10-15

    • Luke 12:33

  • Beware of how money can change relationships.

    • Proverbs 14:20; 19:4, 7; 22:7, 26-27

Hebrews 6:13-20

Many people are skeptical of their ability to live righteously enough to be saved.

Our salvation does not depend on living sinlessly!

The greatest command is to love God. What is the greatest sin? Not loving God.

Our salvation does not depend on being 100% doctrinally correct.

• We are constantly striving to improve our understanding and knowledge.

Romans 7:24-25

• Our assurance is based on what Jesus has provided for us.

  • II Corinthians 13:4

  • Philippians 3:4-11

  • Romans 5:17

• Our assurance is based on what the Holy Spirit has done for us.

  • Romans 8:5-16

• Our assurance is based on what God has done.

  • Romans 8:28-39

  • Romans 8:31 – If God is on our side, no one can stand against us!

I John 5:10-14 – Here is our confidence!

Ephesians 6:10-12

II Corinthians 10:3-5

Ephesians 1:3

Satan is trying to capture …

• The world

  • Since sin entered the world, there has always been strife, wars, and disasters.

• The church

  • Satan wants to attack the people of God. He does this in part by doctrinal error.

  • Satan turns Christians against each other by sowing dissension and bitterness. It only takes one with a sour disposition to tear up a church!

• The home

  • We live lives of busyness. Satan can overwhelm us with busyness and crowd out the things of God.

  • Immorality or infidelity can ruin our relationship with God. I Corinthians 5:9-10

• Us

  • Satan may use our own fears and doubts against us.

How can we win?

• Ephesians 3:14-19

• Be strengthened, mighty in the inner man.

• Know the immeasurable love of God.

• Be filled with God’s fullness.

• Allow God to use us to do exceedingly abundantly above all we think or ask.