Rightous Living
Gataioans 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Ephesians 4 v17-32
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
A psalm of David.
1 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred
tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless,
who
does what is righteous,
who speaks the
truth from their heart;
3 whose tongue
utters no slander,
who does no
wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no
slur on others;
4 who despises a vile
person
but honors those who fear
the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it
hurts,
and does not change their
mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without
interest;
who does not accept a bribe
against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will
never be shaken.
Isaiah 61
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord
is on me,
because the Lord
has anointed me
to proclaim good news to
the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to
proclaim freedom for the captives
and
release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
2 to
proclaim the year of the Lord’s
favor
and the day of vengeance of our
God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and
provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a
crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the
oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a
garment of praise
instead of a spirit of
despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a
planting of the Lord
for
the display of his splendor.