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“If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him” (1 John 2:29).
The word “righteous” simply means to do the right thing, and it means not merely to do the right thing in the sight of other people, but rather to do the right thing before God. There are many things done in the world today that people think are all right, but in the sight of God they may be very wrong. For example, in many countries today it is quite legal for two people of the same sex to get married, but this is totally against the Word of God.
Those who really want to do what is right before God are those who are “born of Him.” That means that we have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and thus have a new life in Christ. Then we have a nature that wants to do what is right, for we have the same nature as the Lord Jesus. Just think of it; if you are truly saved, you have the same life as the Lord Jesus! It is a new life that wants to please God.
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