God's Standard of Righteousness*
Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God with great authority as He taught the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer and the Golden Rule. He taught that with the Kingdom of God comes the righteousness of God. Jesus told His listeners not to be worried about what they will eat, drink or wear. If God provides glory for the flowers and food for the birds of the earth, how much more will He care for you? "Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek): for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need for all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for these things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." (Mt. 6:25-34, excerpt). Do not be conformed to this world but be tran...