#34 - Being Cautiously Righteous

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I have a confession. I normally don't start the

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podcast this way, but I have a confession. Whenever

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I first became a Sunday school teacher, this

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happened. And then again, when I became a pastor,

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people made assumptions that I was living out

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my life exactly as God would want me to, in a

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way that honored him. I was trying, but they

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automatically saw me as a leader. and they thought

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as though I was following Jesus nearly perfectly.

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Now the Bible does call us to be righteous, to

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live in ways that honor God in everything we

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do. At the same time that I know this to be the

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fact, there is a challenge we all face, myself

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included. I consider myself to be cautiously

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righteous. It is me wanting to do what is right

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before God. while recognizing that I have blind

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spots that I don't always see clearly. Welcome

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to Mind of Faith Matters. I'm the host of the

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podcast, Dr. Cory Potter, and today we're talking

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about something that touches every believer,

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righteousness and how we live it out. This matters

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to me personally. I want to follow Jesus fully,

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and I want my righteousness to be real and life

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-giving. So in this episode, we'll take a look

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at what it means to be cautiously righteous,

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how to avoid relying on appearances or rigid

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systems, and how to follow Jesus in ways that

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shape our hearts, our actions, and our relationships

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with others. So let's dig in. Psychology teaches

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us that confirmation bias, which happens when

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we notice information that supports our beliefs,

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and ignores information that challenges us. And

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spiritually this means that it can be easy to

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believe we are acting rightly without seeing

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where we might be missing the mark. Now some

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people, even in 2025, depend on religion, rules,

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laws, or even politics to appear righteous. And

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I was on a vacation, a retreat. when I thought

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of this episode or this idea of cautiously righteous,

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because I was thinking so many political Christians,

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I'll call it, are out there acting as though

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they have it all figured out because they believe

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something that someone else doesn't believe.

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And they may believe that following a system

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proves that they're living rightly. and in some

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cases it has them acting silly towards someone

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else or acting less loving than they should.

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Yet the way Jesus lived shows that righteousness

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begins with a heart that's shaped by God, not

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politics or rules or laws and actions that reflect

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Jesus' character. John 14 6 says, Speaking of

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Jesus, I am the way and the truth and the life.

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Following Jesus means living according to His

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guidance and example. Proverbs 3, 5, and 6 remind

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us to trust the Lord instead of relying on our

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own understanding. And that means learning to

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pause before assuming we know what is right.

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You see, just because you have a feeling That

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doesn't mean it's discernment. Our feelings,

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our traditions, and our intentions can sometimes

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lead us away from what God wants. And being humble,

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humility helps us remember that God sees the

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full picture when we only can see part of it.

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So one of my first messages to you today is we

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need to have careful reflection. through a healthy

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prayer life, through reading the Bible, and having

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wise counsel around us to help us stay aligned

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with Jesus as the way or His path. You see, trusting

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God involves inviting Him to guide our thoughts,

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correct our direction, especially when we're

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off course, and shape who we are or who we're

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becoming. and how we're becoming like Jesus.

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You see, Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 12, 9,

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When we start recognizing our limits, we create

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this space for God's grace to form us. But when

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we think we're right, we're not going to try

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to change because we think we're Right? When

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we're maybe wrong. I want you to take a moment

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now and reflect. When have you believed that

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you were acting rightly but later realized you

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misunderstood something? Next, how can remembering

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that Jesus is the way, how can that guide your

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decisions? as you go throughout your day. In

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Matthew chapter 23, Jesus described the leaders

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of the day who knew Scripture but really didn't

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have God's heart. You know, they followed rules

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and they wanted honor because of their righteousness

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and they were a burden to others. Their actions

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caused harm instead of reflecting God's love.

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And this shows us that following rules or traditions

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alone can't be enough. The entire Old Testament

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is filled with the laws that they could not keep

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to show that we needed a Savior. And so trying

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to keep these rules or tradition alone can't

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be enough. The Bible proves it. Life proves it.

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Other teachings focus on material success and

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visible blessings. or this positive thinking

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as signs of faithfulness. And these people may

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assume that outward success shows or proves that

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they're living righteously. And psychology helps

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us to understand how this mindset can grow. Confirmation

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bias leads us to really notice only the blessings

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that we're receiving. and we treat them as a

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proof of our righteousness. And so people feel

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like they have this earned right to just relax

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in an area of their life, like trying to get

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closer to God because they did something good

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in another area. In faith, it looks like this.

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You can feel spiritually strong because you're

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giving money or attending church or doing public

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acts of service. And that sense of confidence

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can make it harder to notice attitudes or behaviors

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that still need correction. That's why we need

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to be cautiously righteous. And even sincere

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efforts can really drift away from what Jesus

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taught. And when our hearts aren't aligned with

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Him, it's evident. He knows it. And if we had

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Scripture, prayer, and those mentors reflecting

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back, we would be able to see it too. Research

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shows that many believers, including pastors,

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struggle to see the blind spots or the gaps between

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what they believe, what they've read, and really

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how they live. And surveys also reveal that few

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Christians have steady accountability in their

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spiritual lives. And sadly, many church leaders

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admit that Their choices aren't consistently

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shaped by biblical principles. See, wanting to

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do right is not enough. Our hearts and our habits

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need to have steady attention by us, and we need

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correction. Because the Bible causes to a deeper

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kind of righteousness. It focuses on the heart,

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on love, on mercy. humility and justice. In the

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Bible Matthew 5 -6 the word says blessed are

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those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

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for they will be filled. This hunger is a longing

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for God's goodness to guide our lives and in

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Matthew 6 verses 1 through 6 the Bible reminds

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us that God sees the heart and doesn't care about

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the public performance. Even Jesus warned against

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practicing righteousness to be noticed. True

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righteousness seeks God's approval rather than

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praise and admiration from others. In James chapter

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2 verses 14 through 17, the Bible teaches that

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faith without actions shaped by God's heart is

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empty. Faith is alive when it leads to love,

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generosity, and care for others. So if your righteousness

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is filled with hatred, animosity, rudeness, and

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lack of generosity and care for others, it's

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not righteousness from God. And when believers

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lose sight of what real righteousness is, we

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risk coming across as being proud and unkind

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to others. And that's not a great example that

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shows people the way. Because if we're claiming

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to know Jesus and we're not acting like we do,

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it's dangerous. Scripture teaches that righteousness

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without love distorts the message of Christ.

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So true righteousness is humble and compassionate.

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It invites people toward God instead of driving

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them away. Now first Peter 2 21 highlights that

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Christ's example was one of humility of patience

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and Being obedient to God's will As I look at

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scriptures I see that Jesus lived with quiet

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strength and self -sacrifice Man, do I want that?

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His life teaches us that righteousness often

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looks like service rather than recognition. I

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said it so many times to Sue when I was pastoring.

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I really didn't want people to tell me great

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job after a sermon. Yeah, I wanted them to learn.

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And yes, I wanted them to draw closer to God.

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But I didn't want the accolades. I never wanted

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to take God's Word, even in this podcast, to

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get recognition. It's more about serving God.

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And that's when I know, when I feel that way,

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then I am being cautiously righteous, but I might

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be hitting the mark in what God wants. See, when

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our motives are mixed, or when love is missing,

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Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13 that our words

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and actions become just noise to people. That's

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when believers become, maybe they're not becoming

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it, but they come across like sharp or rude.

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or unloving. That's why I understand that some

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people have this Christian nationalism and they

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want to bring in Christian principles into their

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thoughts of the United States. I'm not opposed

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to understanding our founding fathers and some

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of our laws of the land are based on scriptural

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principles, but listen, I'm not trying to bring

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in politics into the Word of God that's not there.

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Scripture calls us to live in a way that makes

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the Gospel attractive, not America. It asks us

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to live in a way to bring people closer to Jesus

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and not repel them because we have these personal

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feelings of righteousness, but we're really not

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living that out. Colossians 4, verses 5 and 6.

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urges each believer to walk in wisdom toward

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outsiders and to let our speech be gracious.

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People will know if our hearts aren't right with

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Jesus so we have to figure that one out. I want

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to give you some practical ways to check on your

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own righteousness according to Jesus' way in

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the Bible. First thing is ask yourself do I have

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accountability? Who do I trust to speak honestly

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to me about my motives and actions? And if that's

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no one, I think you need to get someone. Next,

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I want you to ask yourself, is my belief system

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shaped by scripture? It's called having a biblical

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worldview. Are my beliefs guided by Jesus, by

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mercy, by justice, by humility? Or is it by cultural

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habits? and appearances. That's a tough question

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to answer, but we need to have that. In addition

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to accountability, ask yourself, do I welcome

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outside feedback? Am I really open to someone

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pointing out where I might be missing the mark

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without becoming defensive? Another question,

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do I notice repeating patterns harm or blind

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spots in my life? Are there areas where pride

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creeps in or judgment creeps in? I'm guilty of

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judgment. I judge people sometimes and not that

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righteous judgment that is like helping people

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to be accountable to God. It's more like a judgment

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that I need to work on in my life. Are there

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areas where I avoid something that keeps me from

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honoring God. These questions are important and

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I think if I were interested in becoming as righteous

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as I can be biblically, I might rewind and really

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soak in those questions. Micah 6 8 says, he has

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shown you what is good to act justly, to love

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mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. These

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are all central to following Jesus. Think about

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this. Have you seen examples where actions looked

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righteous on the surface but caused harm? I've

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seen so many ministry leaders fall that were

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skimming money or doing something dishonest and

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it was causing harm to people. I did some episodes

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on toxic leadership in the church and healing

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from spiritual abuse. You might want to check

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those episodes out because sometimes this fake

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righteousness, this self -made righteousness

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is shown in toxic leadership within the church.

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But let's say you're just wanting to know, what

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can I do? I want you to ask yourself some questions.

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Like how can... I check that my own action reflects

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God's heart and not only the rules that I've

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heard or outward appearances for others to see.

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So true righteousness flows from following Jesus.

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And as I said, 1 Peter 2 .21 says that Christ

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left us an example so we would follow in his

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steps. His example was patient. merciful and

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obedient to God's will. So walking in His way

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will shape us. The other thing I must say here,

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this is not disconnected from the fruit of the

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Spirit. And the Holy Spirit in Galatians 5, 22

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and 23, when we're following Jesus, His Spirit,

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the Holy Spirit is with us and helping us to

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develop the fruit. Love, joy, peace, patience,

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kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,

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and self -control. We can't manufacture these.

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If you want to look at the fruits, you really

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need to look at the roots is what I always say.

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What are you grounded in? Is it in God's word

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and prayer and those things that help us? It's

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these qualities, the fruit of the Spirit, that

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grow as we allow Jesus to guide us and the Spirit

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to change us. Practically, walking in the way

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of Jesus, what would that look like? It would,

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you know, look like you're showing patience and

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that you have this ability to respond with compassion

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when you're in conflict. And really, it's offering

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this loving kindness and forgiveness. even when

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that feels difficult. So true righteousness influences

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both our relationships and our daily choices.

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I want you to take a moment and ask yourself,

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which part of Christ's example can guide my actions

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this week? And if you don't know that much about

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the Bible, you certainly can look it up on Google

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or one of the Bible apps. And figure out what

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were some of the actions of Christ to know which

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of those actions could guide you this week. Very

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practical. Being cautiously righteous. It involves

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being humble and saying I really do need to not

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think I'm all that. It's building that awareness

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of those blind spots and things that sometimes

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we just ignore. And it really is a commitment

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to following Jesus in your finances. Nope. In

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your marriage. Nope. In your studies and friendships.

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Nope. In all areas of life. It's a commitment

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to following Jesus in all areas. And my prayer

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for you is that you move through your week this

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week and you allow Christ to shape your heart.

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Allow him to shape your words and your actions.

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I want to thank you for joining me today on Mind

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and Faith Matters. If this episode encouraged

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you, share it with someone who might appreciate

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a reminder of what true life -giving righteousness

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looks like. Until next time, your mind matters,

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your faith matters, your righteousness matters,

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and you're loved. God bless.