Proverbs 11:21 “Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. “
Before we get into this topic. I believe we need a definition of righteousness. “Dictionaries 1 define righteousness as “behaviour that is morally justifiable or right.” Such behaviour is characterized by accepted standards of morality, justice, virtue, or uprightness. The Bible’s standard of human righteousness is God’s own perfection in every attribute, every attitude, every behaviour, and every word. Thus, God’s laws, as given in the Bible, both describe His own character and constitute the plumb line by which He measures human righteousness.”
We also need a definition of wickedness. “Wickedness in the Hebrew and Greek Languages2
The Hebrew word for wickedness we find in dozens of Scriptures (e.g. used twice in Ezekiel 18:20) in the Old Testament is typically “rish`ah” and means “guilt” and when used as an adjective is “rasha`” which means “criminal” or “guilty one” or “guilty of crime”. So ultimately, all wickedness is described in the Old Testament as someone who is guilty of committing a crime and is considered a criminal act worthy of punishment in God’s eyes because sin (crime) is against God for, in the end, all sin is against God even though it hurts the person committing it and others around him or her.
Now the crux of my argument here is that many folk in the West today have little biblical understanding and simply don’t know that they are sinners. More, they wouldn’t accept that particular truth if you shared it with them. It seems that the devil has often shared some other truth that sounds more appealing with them.
For instance the Star Trek story where man grows steadily more intelligent and travels the galaxy, travels the universe; becomes like God and eventually ascends to become a spirit being. Kind of like the bible but instead of having a creator God you become God.
It is pertinent to comment about most of these types of narrative, that they are found in most of the major religions except Christianity. Most of the religions are about looking inward to find God. This at its core is a false teaching that will keep many from meeting Yahweh and ultimately most who follow this route will discover too late that they have ceded control of themselves to World Forces of Darkness as mentioned in the bible (Ephesians 6:12).
Others will rebel and refuse to hear the truth about themselves. They will say of themselves that they were good people. Lacking the understanding that their righteousness is as filthy rags before God and that there is nothing of value in their own works. The truth is that God so loved you that He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to make the sacrifice for the sins of all men. In the certain understanding that you need to believe on Him and ask Him to come into your life.
I think personally that many people who don’t tend toward accepting Christ Jesus also don’t acknowledge a spiritual realm at all. Those into Atheism would tend to fall into this camp as well. Other people that tend toward other religions, or spiritism, often do so because they have been brought up in that type of spiritism or religion. Which brings us to the overarching truth about finding salvation.
Satan is very devious and just as he found a way to pitch to Adam and Eve which led them to decide to disobey God and eat of the Tree of Knowledge. So he has spun lies and half truths which have led to wars and disaster for humanity down through history. He will hide the truth from those who don’t believe in demons or religion. He will spread lies and disinformation to misled our political leaders and at times all of society. Nazi Fascism in pre World War II Germany is an example of Satan leading a whole nation to a societal disaster that had consequences for all of the World at the time. Truly doctrines of demons.
You only have to look at the media narrative against Christianity today to begin to see a direct attack against the Church at this time. Look toward Israel and you see the people of God under attack from Islam and the United Nations. I know many would look at that situation and blame Israel. However, Israel is being regathered by Yahweh and the Arab nations created this situation decades ago by refusing to resettle the Palestinians then. Ultimately, God will protect Israel and care for them through the coming World War. But Satan will not make it easy and his aim is to destroy all of the people of Yahweh (God).
So what about you friend? Are you one of those who don’t believe in spiritual things? Are you getting into heaven under your own steam. You know, you’re a good person. Well we’ve already discussed this and you know that you are dead in your sins. Sins which separate you from God. You have to accept that you are a sinner and born into sin just like all of humanity. You need to humble yourself before God and ask Christ Jesus to forgive those sins. You need to get baptised for the forgiveness of those sins and in order to receive the Holy Spirit. It’s the only way out of wickedness and into the righteousness of God. Out of darkness and into His glorious light.
1https://www.gotquestions.org/righteousness.html
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