RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INIQUITY
(Transcribed Message)

Sunday Morning:  March 4, 2001

Text: Hebrews 1:9  "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS

Hebrews 1:9  "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; . . ."

PERSECUTION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Matthew 5:10  "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH

Matthew 5:20  "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

SEEK HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS

Matthew 6:33  "But seek [present active] ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

PURSUE  RIGHTEOUSNESS

1 Timothy 6:11  "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness."

CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

2 Timothy 4:7-8  "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."

 

 

THE HUNGRY SATISFIED

Matthew 5:6  "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."

HATE LAWLESSNESS

Hebrews 1:9  "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity [anomia, lawlessness]; . . ."

LAWLESSNESS

Judges 17:6  "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes."

END OF THE AGE

Matthew 24:3  ". . . the disciples came . . . saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world [age]?"

SIGNS OF HIS COMING

Matthew 24:11-12  "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many (who say Lord, Lord). 12. And because iniquity [lawlessness] shall abound, the love (obedience) of many (who say Lord, Lord) shall wax cold (to disobedience and lawlessness)."

A FALLING AWAY

2 Thessalonians 2:3  "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin [lawlessness]  be revealed, the son of perdition;"

ALREADY STARTED

2 Thessalonians 2:7  "For the mystery of iniquity [lawlessness] doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way."

LAWLESSNESS, FIRST OCCURRENCE

Matthew 7:21-23  "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

 

WORKERS OF SIGNS

22. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

ARE LAWLESS

23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity [lawlessness]."

CONFIRMED WITH SIGNS

Hebrews 2:3-4  "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation [heavenly inheritance in the kingdom]; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4. God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders [miracles], and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?"

SIGNS FOLLOWING

Mark 16:20  "And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen."

SIGNS STOP

1 Corinthians 13:8-11  "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail [inactive]; whether there be tongues, they shall cease [stop]; whether there be knowledge (as the word of knowledge, 1 Cor 12:8), it shall vanish away [inactive].

PARTS

9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER

10. But when that which is perfect [complete] is come, then that which is in part shall be done away [fail, inactive, verse 8].

SIGNS, CHILD’S PLAY

11. When I was a child, I spake as a child (small phrases), I understood as a child (in parts), I thought as a child (in parts): but when I became a man, I put away childish things (prophecies, tongues, word of knowledge)."

ADDICTION OF LAWLESSNESS

Romans 6:19  "I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity [lawlessness] unto [leading to] iniquity [lawlessness]; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto [leading to] holiness."

REDEEMED FROM ADDICTION

Titus 2:14  "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity [lawlessness], and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."

ADDICTED TO RIGHTEOUSNESS

Romans 6:22-23  "But now being made free from [the] sin (of lawlessness), and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23. For the wages of [the] sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

THE LAWLESS REMOVED

Matthew 13:41  "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;"

LET GRACE REIGN

Romans 5:21  "That as [the] sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto [leading to] eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."

FLEE YOUTHFUL LUSTS

2 Timothy 2:22  "Flee also youthful lusts (experiences, signs): but follow [pursue] righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."