Daily Bread – April 19, 2024 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Romans 6:14-18 – For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the Law, but under grace. What then, shall we sin be- cause we are not under the Law but under grace? Let it not be! Do you not know that who you yield yourself as servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey, whether sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness? But thanks be to God because you were the servants of sin, but by the grace of God, you have now obeyed from the heart the blueprint of doctrine delivered to you. Now, having been set free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness. Grace & Righteousness Could any stronger language be used to describe God’s will for the manner and behavior of our lives as His saints? God has transformed our lives by His grace so that we might enjoy the blessedness of His abundant life. It is absolutely impossible to separate God’s life and Spirit from His righteousness. Righteousness is one of the most important subjects of the Bible. There are approximately 741 occurrences of the word in the Old And New Testaments combined. In the Old Testament, there are two words which are translated righteous (‘tzadek’ and ‘tzadekah’). The Hebrew root occurs 508 times in the Old Testament (523 times according to Anchor Bible Dictionary; Righteousness – Old Testament). The primary word, which is used for righteousness (dikaiosune from dikaios) is found 91 times in the New Testament. The Greek root (dikaio-) is found 233 times in the New Testament. The quintessence of righteousness in the Old Testament is encapsulated in Who God is, “Yahweh is righteous in all of His ways, and holy in all of His works” (Psalms 145:17). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 4/19/2024
