Righteousness, Peace & Joy
“ For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” -Rom ans 14:17 [KJV] The Kingdom of God and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; salvation that is accomplished by Christ and given totally by the free grace of Christ has nothing to do with what you eat and drink; has nothing to do with your morality, clean living and observing certain days. We are justified by grace not by the deeds of the law ( Rom ans 3:24 ) . Our salvation is totally based upon what Christ has done for us not what we do or have done for Him ( Titus 3:5 ) . Salvation that is all of grace has nothing to do with meats, drinks, and days ( II Tim othy 1:9 ) ; but rather upon righteousness established in Christ, upon the peace that Christ made for us with His own blood and the joy we have resting in Christ. These three essential gospel truths always go together where you find one you find the others: 1). Righteousness … how are sinners made rig