Jehovah Tsidkenu

Pastor Bryan –MONIKER– JEHOVAH TSIDKENU

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.”

Jeremiah 23:5-6

“In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name: Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Is Our Righteousness).”

Jeremiah 33:16

“Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.”

Psalm 48:10

RIGHTEOUSNESS: The state of being .

“Your righteousness is everlasting… Your statutes are always righteous: give me understanding that I may live.”

Psalm 119:142. 144

HOW DOES IT WORK? (GIVE ME THE DIRECTIONS)

• Am I a GOOD person? (Do I need righteousness)

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.”

Romans 3:23

“As the Scriptures say, No one is righteous not even one.”

Romans 3:10

“When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.”

Romans 5:12

• Is my sin really the BAD? (I’m not a bad person)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 6:23

• Is there any HOPE for me? (I’ve done way too much)

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

Romans 5:8

• How Can I get RIGHTEOUS?

“If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”

Romans 10:9-10

THE RESULTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

“Justice will rule in the wilderness and righteousness in the fertile field. And this righteousness will bring peace. Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in safety, quietly at home. They will be at rest.”

Isaiah 32:16-18

1. PEACE.

“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.”

Romans 5:1

“Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!”

Psalm 85:10-11

2.  

“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.”

Ephesians 2:8

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20

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“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”

I John 1:9

“Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble and keep on praying.”

Romans 12:11

4. .

 ^“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.”

Romans 8:38-39

5. .

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Matthew 11:28-29

OUR RESPONSE

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“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun. And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ.”

II Corinthians 5:17-18