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The
Righteous Man Shall Live by His Faith
Meditations of the Heart
52 Weekly Devotions
Fifty-two
chapters to occupy the reader weekly in a meditation of the
heart for the truth about righteousness...
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The
Righteous Man Shall Live by His Faith
Meditations
of the Heart
52 Weekly Devotions
The
Bible uses the word "righteousness" extensively throughout
the Old and New Testaments. it is a work we do not often use,
if at all, in our daily conversation. A reliable biblical
definition comes from Spiros Zodhites, a highly respected
Greek scholar:
That
which is right, conformable to right, pertaining to right,
that which is just. This is expected by the one who sets the
rules and regulations whereby man must live, whether that
be society or God. Therefore, it means that which is expected
as duty and which is claimed as a right because of one's conformity
to the rules of God or society.
The
righteousness of God is a standard of life governed by that
which is right.
What
connects man to God's righteousness is faith, a firm persuasion,
conviction and belief in the truth. "The righteous man shall
live by his fait" is a foundational statement tied directly
to the gospel by Paul in Romans 1:16-17, who repeated the
clause in Gelations 3:11 (also quoted in Hebrews 10:38). This
expression also became the watchword of the Reformation, helping
Martin Luther to appreciate the truth of justification (make
righteous) by faith. "This text," said Luther, "was to me
the true gate of Paradise."
This
book defines what that important passage means in practical
terms and illustrations these principles in the lives of a
number of men of faith. There are fifty-two chapters to occupy
the reader weekly in a meditation of the heart for the truth
about righteousness and how the man or woman of faith can
experience it in the details of life.
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About
Pastor Bill - Writer/Author, Preacher of the Finished
Work of Christ, Conference Speaker
R.
W. (Pastor Bill) Alderson is a Maryland Bible College & Seminary
graduate and an ordained minister since 1994. He planted a
church in the Cleveland, OH, area in 1998 and was its pastor
for 12 years. He has also spent many years ministering in
nursing homes and teaching residents at the Salvation Army.
Pastor Bill has a passion for studying
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the
Word of God intensely and has received divine inspiration,
especially on the subject of the new covenant. He has self-published
two books dealing with the believer's faith in the personal
God of the Bible. He currently teaches Bible studies at nursing
homes and senior centers and ministers the Gospel weekly in
the streets of Harford and Cecil counties (MD). He has recently
begun a new church fellowship in Baltimore County. He and
his wife have six children and ten grandchildren living in
Havre de Grace, MD.
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