G'day All;

Romans 9;30,31 " What shall we say then?
That they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness, a righteousness which is by faith;
whereas Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.
Why?
Because they have searched for that by works not by faith.

Rom 10;2-4 " For I bear witness that they have a zeal for God, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO CORRECT KNOWLEDGE;
because not knowing God's righteousness,
and seeking to establish their own,
they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
For Christ is an END OF THE LAW FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that believes."

Rom 10;12 " For there is no distinction of Jew or Greek, for the Lord is Lord of all, being rich to all who call upon Him."

Rom 11;29-36 " For not to be regretted are the gifts and calling of God;
For just as you at one time had not yielded to God and yet now have received mercy by their refusal to yield,
so these also have now refused to yield in order that they themselves should also now become objects of mercy.

For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.

Oh the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who became His counselor?
Or who first gave to Him, and it will be given back to him again?
Because of Him,
and through Him,
and to Him, are all things;
To Him is the glory for all ages. Amen!"

Rom 12;2 " Do not be configuring yourselves to this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end that you may be discerning what is the will of God- what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Rom 12;16 " Be not getting presumptuous in your own opinion."

Rom 13;10 " Love does not work ill to your neighbor. Therefore love is the fullness of the law."

Rom 13;14 " Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and take no fore-thought for the flesh to fulfill it's covetings."

Rom 14;17,18 " FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT EATING AND DRINKING, BUT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE AND JOY IN HOLY SPIRIT;
for he that does service to the Christ in this is acceptable to God and approved to men."

Amazing how man has attempted to be in God's kingdom by works.
Man has also been remarkably presumptuous about not needing God; or relying on personal efforts.

Awesome that our righteousness- right standing- is through one source; Christ.
The kingdom is being set up now for that glorious next stage as mankind is corrected and retrained to this new way of life which is currently getting new backdrops organised.

1 Cor 2;12 " But as for us, we have not received the spirit of the world but the spirit which is of God, that we might know the things which we have been given by grace in God."

1 Cor 12;16 " For who knew the mind of the Lord that he will instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ."

John 6;57 " Just as the Father sent Me and I live by reason of the Father, he that feeds on Me, even he shall live by reason of Me."

John 8;1 " I am the light of the world; he that follows Me shall in no way walk in darkness but shall have the light of life."

Amen!

Gal 4;31 " So then,brothers, we are not children of a serving mother, but of the free."

C.U