RE: [TruthTalk] President George Bush

[ShieldsFamily]

Bill,    Not being one of you "big thinkers" I doubt I can answer these questions to your satisfaction.  Only God knows who He considers "righteous", as He can see the heart as well as all of a person's actions/intents that we cannot.    However the Bible tells us that (Gen 15:6) Abraham "believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness."   Deuteronomy 6:25  "And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us."   So it seems to me that if one Believes and, as a result, Obeys the Lord, they are counted as righteous by Him.  One problem in stating that someone is "stupid" in their actions is that you cannot know what the Lord has told him to do (unless it is obviously sin according to God's laws).  However, one indicator of whether someone is a righteous man is the comportment of his life.  For example, is he truthful, loyal, trustworthy, faithful, and does he give honor to his Lord? If he displays integrity over a long period of time, with no obvious sin, one can assume that he is living righteously.   How will God judge us if we are not righteous? I would assume in both this life and the next.  In this life by the natural consequences of a sinful life, which are often not seen by the outside world.  In the next by either lack of rewards or even by hell itself.  That's about as much as I have figured it out so far.  I'd appreciate any further help on the subject myself.   Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wm. Taylor Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 5:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] President George Bush   I'm curious, Izzy, Who is it whom God considers "righteous" and how is it that we can tell?   Another question, When you ask if "God will judge us," what kind of judgment do you have in mind; are you thinking in terms of something specific -- e.g., like maybe he will send us to hell?   Thanks,     Bill   ----- Original Message ----- From: "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] President George Bush     > Lance, One final note on this.  If you only watch the biased Liberal media, > you will only get a biased view of GWBush.  And I'm wondering--do you think > that God will judge us for making erroneous/libelous judgments against those > that He considers righteous? Izzy >