1. Contrasting Sin and Righteousness

2. Sin and Righteousness  Sin is real, pervasive and deadly, Rom 3:23; 6:23  Righteousness is real, and God’s counterpoint to sin, 1 Jno 5:17 Gospel: Become righteous before God Rom 1:16-17 (3:21-22; 4:5; 5:19) 2 2 Time to Choose! Ephesians 4:17-24; Matthew 6:33

3. Contrast Sin and Righteousness SIN  Attractive, Gen 3:6 (1 Pet 4:1-2)  Lusts, 1 Jno 2:16  Pleasure  Escape mundane  Indulgence  Satisfaction RIGHTEOUSNESS  Beautiful, 1 Chrn 16:29 (Psa 29:2)  Bride, Rev 19:6-9  Holiness is attractive to God, Eph 5:26-27  New man, Eph 4:24 3 3 What will you choose?

4. Contrast Sin and Righteousness SIN  Deceptive, Heb 3:13  Trusting ourselves, Lk 18:9; 1 Cor 10:12  Thinking God’s love prevents punishment, Rom 2:4 RIGHTEOUSNESS  Honest, blameless and harmless, Phil 2: 14-15  Obedient, Lk 1:6; Phil 3:6; 1 Jno 3:7  Consistent with our good confession, 1 Tim 6:12-14 4 4 What will you choose?

5. Contrast Sin and Righteousness SIN  Enslaving, Jno 8:34 (Rom 6:16; 2 Pet 2: 19)  Mind, 2 Cor 4:3-4  Body, Rom 1:24 RIGHTEOUSNESS  Liberating, Rom 6:13  Freedom to serve right., Rom 6:17-19  Freed by Christ via His truth, Jno 8:32, 36  Instills living hope, Gal 5:1, 5 5 5 What will you choose?

6. Contrast Sin and Righteousness SIN  Spreads, 1 Cor 5:6  Influences and infects others, Gal 2:13  Recognize it and do not imitate it, Matt 23:3 RIGHTEOUSNESS  Spreads, 1 Pet 2:11-12  Influence of godly lives, Matt 5:13-16  Gospel preaching and living, Acts 1:8; 8:4; 1 Ths 1:8 6 6 What will you choose?

7. Contrast Sin and Righteousness SIN  Defiling, Isa 1:18 (2 Pet 2:20-22)  Innocence with guilt (Rom 3:19)  Purity with moral filth (Titus 1:15)  Gospel with error (Gal 1:6-7) RIGHTEOUSNESS  Partake of the divine nature, 2 Pet 1:4  Peace, Jas 3:18  Holiness, Rom 6: 20-22 7 7 What will you choose?

8. Practice Righteousness!  Born of God, 1 Jno 2:29  Those who do not are being deceived by sin, 1 Jno 3:7  God sees and blesses the righteous, but He is against the sinful, 1 Pet 3:12  Choose righteousness and be saved, Titus 2:11-13 8