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Let No One Lead You Astray

1John.3:7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Lead astray where? Lead away from who? How does one do righteousness if they are not righteous, Can the Devil do righteousness? Could Adam and Eve do righteousness after sinning? These are some serious fundamental truth's we should ask if we are to even understand what the apostle John is speaking to here?

Romans 3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.

When we take a verse and make it stand alone, dismissing the entire context of John's letter we are not seeking truth, what we are doing is looking for an answer to uphold a thought we want to hear and teach, which we all know is an agenda!

Such actions are not of the Spirit of God, those action are of the flesh, that lust to be right and in winning a fleshly debate, which is just the opposite of the Spirit that is first of all found in peace. But lets us focus on the entire purpose of John's letter.

John 4:23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.

Who did righteousness, who was it that fulfilled God's righteous law perfectly, that is, without sinning against YHWH righteous law? Now that is are starting point, not one person under the law, not one prophet, or king, from the least to the greatest was proven righteous by their actions under the righteous law of God. But why? All sinned and fail short of God's sinless glory, isn't that true?

1 Peter 2:24 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Only one, Christ was God's sinless glory who the law of God could not condemn as a sinner. Yes, one, the Christ, no other human ever except Adam, until he sinned. Now let us not be confused about the truth, if one sins, they cannot be called a perfect man that never sinned ever! Sin cannot be worked out of us, by something we can do, that is, now listen very carefully, that is, why Christ had to died for us. Yes, we, none of us could be righteous as Christ was righteous because we have all sinned. We cannot change a sinner into a non sinner because we practice a religion, or read our bibles, we cannot wash a sins away by works of law, or being good enough, Sadly, so very few can even believe that, and that is why John's words cause those of the flesh to try to make themselves a righteous person by works of law. Yes, just as the Jews did whom taught and thought they were righteous by their religious practices.
Romans 10:3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment{or, completion, or end} of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

He is righteous, Christ, not us, we are made righteous, by his righteousness, and in no other way. So lets not lie that is John's point as many where saying they could make themselves righteous by their teachings, their actions, their practicing the law and its commandments. Lie!

2 Corinthians 5:21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

We must swallow our pride we are righteous because of Christ righteousness, nothing else. But who were those John was speaking to here? The body of Christ, his living body as one body under the righteousness of Christ, not their own separate righteousness as some apostasy were teachings. Anyone telling you something else is misleading you into another body, not Christ, but into a place that makes us unrighteous already proven by God's righteous law. That is exactly what the Devil did to Adam and Eve telling them there was another righteousness that was more, or better than God's righteousness. But then as in John's day it was proven Satan lied and is a sinner in his own righteousness which is corruption, not Christ who proves to be God's glory without corruption. Where else can we go?

2 Corinthians 11:15 It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

Satan will if it were possible mislead God's chosen ones, into a body of darkness and corruption, how? By pride of self righteousness by works of law, causing many to follow their acts of loose conduct by appearing as though they are angels of light, angels of righteousness by their works. All sin is lawlessness, all sin is loose conduct if a person is made righteous by Christ righteousness.

Ephesians 4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth.

Philippians 1:11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

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