July 1, 2012
Passage:  Jeremiah 23:5-6
Speaker:  Pastor Bill Knepper
Main Point:  The only standard is God’s standard.

I. God is the standard for righteousness.
            A. Tsidkenu means “righteousness.”  (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
                        1.  The root word means “to be straight.”
                        2.  The word developed to mean norm, standard.
                        3.  Leviticus commanded judges to be truthful.
            B. God is absolute truth.  (Psalm 119:137-142)

II. God’s righteousness is the standard for the world.
            A. God saves the upright in heart.  (Psalm 7:9-10)
            B. God judges the ungodly.  (Psalm 7:11-13)

III. God expects us to display His righteousness.
            A. His righteousness is imputed to the believer.  (2 Corinthians 5:21)
            B. Therefore we are to display His righteousness.