"As a Christian, don't try to impress GOD ALMIGHTY our HOLY FATHER with your religious performance"
Nobody tries to impress GOD ALMIGHTY our HOLY FATHER with religious performance. People only do their best for God everyday out of fear and love for him.
"don't think the reason He'll answer your prayers is because you haven't done anything wrong in the last few weeks,"
Agree there. God only answers our prayers when it is his will and out of his grace. Never put demands and expectations on God. It is unholy and proud. Be meek, humble, and very small before God if you want God to answer your prayers. If you disobey God and the commandments of Jesus Christ, you will otherwise go to Hell.
Matthew 7:21-23 (NET)
Judgment of Pretenders
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven—only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
"He hears and answers your prayers because His Righteousness has been fulfilled in CHRIST and you prayed in the Name of JESUS. "
God doesn't even need Christ to fulfill his righteousness. That is not the purpose of righteousness at all in fact. The true reason is that God is love and righteousness is good, so to be righteous is to love thy neighbor. Every time you are unrighteous, you commit an offense against your brothers and sisters in Christ instead of loving them. Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 (WEB) As such, always strive to be perfect in loving they neighbor. So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 (WEB)
"The summary of the Gospel is that you're found in CHRIST, not having your own righteousness but have embraced and are confident in GOD'S Righteousness (Philippians 3:8-9)"
Amen to that! Righteousness is never our own. It is always God's. For whoever does righteous acts like godless people do without God in mind does no good to anyone because their righteous acts are always about ulterior motives like pride, greed, and lust.
Romans 13:9-14 (WEB)
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
13 Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
Godspeed.
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