The Difference Between A Righteous Man And A Good Man
A righteous man is a man who conforms to a standard. He is an exact man. He exactly fulfills the requirements. He is a man that draws out our respect and honor.
A good man is a righteous man but he is more. He is an exact man, yes, but he is also considerate and kind and benevolent. He is a man that elicits our affection.
A righteous man arrives exactly at the appointed hour of meeting, not a second too late and not a second too early. If you fail to arrive on time as agreed, he justly leaves with the blame squarely and fairly laid on you.
A good man arrives exactly at the appointed hour of meeting, not a second too late and not a second too early. If you fail to arrive on time as agreed, he is considerate, kind and benevolent enough to wait for you, even if you come 30 minutes late.
Rom 5:7 ...one will scarcely die for a RIGHTEOUES PERSON--though perhaps for a GOOD PERSON one would dare even to die--
Rom 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still SINNERS, Christ died for us.
It is rare to find one person dying for a good person, a man that we can be affectionate about. It is more rare to find one person dying for a righteous person, a man that we can honor and respect. But it is even more rare to find a man dying for a hideous, unlovable and a despecable person---a sinner, a spiritual criminal in the eyes of God.
But the Lord Jesus Christ made everybody's jaws drop to the floor when He did just that. He did not die for you when you were respectable and honorable enough. He did not die for you when you were lovable enough. No, He gave His life for you when you were a hateful and unlovable spiritual loser.
Your being a sinner is not a hindrance in coming to Him. It is only a hindrance if YOU let it be---if you don't come to Him. Don't forget that He only saves SINNERS.
Come to Him right now in repentance and faith, entrusting your soul's salvation to Him and what He did on the cross for you.
