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Thus says Yahweh, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
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Salvation Motivates Righteousness
Commentators explain that the command to "keep justice" is not a prerequisite to earn salvation. Rather, the fact that God's salvation is "near to come" is the primary motivation for living a holy life. As John Calvin notes, our righteous actions are a grateful response to God's approaching grace, not a means to attract it.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thus says the Lord—That is, in view of the fact that the kingdom of God was to come in the near future. Yahweh states what was necessa…
19th Century
Anglican
Thus saith the Lord. —Isaiah 56:1–8 forms a distinct section and obviously had an historical starting point. …
16th Century
Protestant
Thus saith Jehovah. This is a remarkable passage in which the Prophet shows what God demands from us as soon as he extends tokens of his f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, keep judgment, and do justice. Observe the word of the Lord, which comes from the God of judgment, is…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Thus says the Lord. Here, after He had promised liberation from evils, He begins to promise salvation by the granting of blessin…
