“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Psalms 1:5
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Malachi 3:18
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
Matthew 13:49
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
Matthew 25:32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Lord knows the way of the righteous. What does it mean to be righteous? What comes to your mind when you think about what a righteous life looks like lived out? Do you come up with many “Do’s and Don’ts?” It gets a bit confusing if we put a list together because we soon come to a place of conflict with “Saved by Grace” and “None righteous no not one”. Scripture is full of examples of those either trying to earn their way to God or just not listening at all to Him. What is important to know – we are saved by grace and it is in this grace through Jesus Christ that we are a new creation – a child of the King – adopted into His family – blessed by being in this family. Yes it is by the grace of God. In this grace, this family, and blessings we are called to action. Scripture is full of what this action looks like lived out – here are a few: Listen and obey, meditate on My word day and night, pray to me, love me more than everything that is in the world, be humble, allow your self to be wronged, be kind, be joyful, make disciples, give generously, slow to anger, quick to forgive, honor and glorify Me, write my word on your heart, tell your children of Me, rely on My strength, trust in Me, cling to Me, believe in Me, trust not unto your own understanding….. and the list can go on and on. We are to be righteous IN CHRIST and live our lives (action) in humble thankfulness honoring and glorifying God. We will be held accountable for how we live in light of the grace we have been given.