“But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical
body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free
from accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not
move from the hope held out in the gospel…” – Colossians 1:22-23 NIV
Because we have been made under the same
image as God (Genesis 1:27) and since we have sinned (Romans 3:23;5:12)—God came down from heaven into the
world as Jesus Christ (John 1:14) to crucify Himself on the cross
as an atonement of our sins (Colossians 2:13-15, Hebrews 2:14-15); to make us become the
righteousness of God again. (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24) This means that Jesus has provided
the way of the life and the truth. (John 14:6)
Thus, in order to be the righteousness of
God and want to gain eternal life again, we ought to believe in Him (John 3:16,36) and do the works that He has
told us to do. (Ephesians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 3:9) Because of these, God
has poured His Spirit into us to simply remind us what to do (John 14:15-17,26-27), as faith cannot go by
itself. (James 2:14-26)
For this very
reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness,
knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance;
and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to
mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing
measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is
nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past
sins.
Therefore, my brothers
and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you
do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome
into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:5-11)
Second of all, there is the Bible available
to us. As we probably know that the Bible is the book that contains many
diferent gospels, which are made out of God’s word. Moreover, this book was
created to show us how to live righteously before God, which can still affect
us today. Thus, we call this book, the ‘book of life’ or we simply call, ‘the
word of God.’
For the word of
God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates
even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness
that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will
live by faith.” (Hebrews 4:12, Romans 1:17)
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Because of the word of
God is alive, Apostle Paul wrote:
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of
Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence,
I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for
the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose
you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be
saved—and that by God. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not
only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. (Philippians 1:27-29)
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