Whether or not a person surrenders to the rule of God, God will rule; regardless of our rebellion. Our rebellion does not negate His rule, but it does negate any right relationship we can have with God.
Whatever a person believes, the fact is that the qualities of *Righteousness, *Justice, *Mercy and *Grace, are Divine qualities, which emanate from the nature of the true and living God of the Holy Bible.
God designed us (the human race), and then redeemed us (those who follow Christ by faith) so that we will live in concert with His Righteousness, Justice, Mercy and Grace and then to communicate these qualities to others.
*The Truly Saved Person Is "Righteous Even As God Is Righteous" (1 Jn. 3:7).
God transforms unclean, unholy sinners into His righteous and holy people. We are to "live out" this righteousness, which He has wrought within us through salvation.
*The Truly Saved Person Does Justly And Extends Justice To Others (Ps. 82:3; Mi. 6:8).
God enables and empowers believers to choose and to do the right things in life and to be just (honest, fair, righteous) when dealing with other people.
*The Truly Saved Person Is Merciful To Others (Mt. 5:7; Ro. 11:30-32; 12:8; Ja. 3:17).
We received the mercy of God when we should have received the judgment of God. As regenerated (born again) members of the Body of Christ we share God's quality of mercy and extend it to those who have not only done wrong, but have done wrong to us.
*The Truly Saved Person Is Saved By Grace, Lives In Grace And Communicates The Grace Of God To Others (Jn. 1:16; Ep. 2:8; 4:29; Ro. 5:21; 16:24; 1 Co. 15:10).
Grace is not only the lifeline from God to us, it is the power of God in us and it is the message of God through us to others.
SCRIPTURES
*1 John 3:7
(7) Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
*Psalms 82:3
(3) Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
*Micah 6:8
(8) He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
*Matthew 5:6
(6) Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Romans 11:30-32
(30) For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
(31) Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
(32) For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
*Romans 12:8
(8) Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
*James 3:17
(17) But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
*John 1:16
(16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
*Ephesians 2:8
(8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
*Ephesians 4:29
(29) Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
*Romans 5:21
(21) That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
*Romans 16:24
(24) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
*1 Corinthians 15:10
(10) But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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