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NASB | Psalm 34:8 ¶ O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 34:8 ¶ O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him. [1 Pet 2:2, 3] |
Subject: The Lord is Righteous |
Bible Note: Great answer! Animal sacrifices never made the worshippers righteous in the eyes of God. Even if an OT Jew came to the Day of Atonement and had all his sins atoned 'covered', he could not then enter into the Holy of Holies. Forgiveness and righteousness are two completely different things. Heb 10:1 makes it clear that the OT sacrifices could never make the worshippers perfect (complete, righteous in God's sight). The Law made no one perfect - Heb 7:19. True righteousness is a gift of God received through faith in Jesus Christ - Rom 5:17,19; 2 Cor 5:21; Eph 4:24; Phil 3:9. Even if someone kept all the Law, he would not be righteous - Gal 2:16. Christ kept the whole law BECAUSE He was righteous, not vice versa. The law is fulfilled in us as NT believers because Christ fulfilled it and He is in us. But our righteousness is FROM God. We don't attain it, even as Christians. We just receive it. What a wonderful thing Christ has done! Thanks for your answer and insight, Pemican! In Christ, Bill Mc |