Spiritual things are spiritually discerned.
There is a distinct difference between sinners (the wicked, they who choose to remain sinning), and they who Elohim refers to as the righteous, His saints, the meek, the upright, the just, the redeemed, etcetera. His promised blessings are to His righteous—they who live His righteousness, the upright, His saints. But unto the wicked is death, destruction, desolation. Elohim’s ear is open unto the prayers of the righteous. One may say well I know it’s God hearing me cause He is taking care of me. Be not deceived. Satan will give you everything you want and or need too—he doesn’t care if they give the credit to God because he knows he has deceived them and he keeps them where they are—serving him. If a soul keeps speaking they are a sinner, a sinner they will remain.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I do not go around exclaiming that I am righteous—I simply know who I am and to Who I belong—I am Jesus Christ redeemed by His blood, I choose to live by His every Word. All they who are His righteous live righteously by His righteousness in us—we have none of our own.
Elohim has taught me to speak His Word not my opinion, live by His principles in His Word; and to pray His Word. No matter what, thank Him in, for everything. By the power of the Holy Spirit He puts in me, and the faith of Jesus Christ He has put in me: I choose daily (moment by moment) to die to self, give up my very existence, my mind and body to Elohim in Jesus Christ name. HalleluYah!!! It is in this life that we obtain this, remember repentance and conversion. This involves being delivered from demons or unclean spirits—this is the main reason why so many struggle daily and give in to Satan’s temptations and backslide, and are deceived of him, and are in a Laodicean spiritual state of mind.
If the soul is in prayer and when asked claiming to be a sinner still, when will the soul become Christ righteous who will inherit Life Eternal? When will they have His righteousness in them?
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 KJV
“I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: And their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: For there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
Evil shall slay the wicked: And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.”
Psalm 34:1-22 KJV
Psalm 1, Psalm 3, Psalm 5, many more; Proverbs, Matthew 5:3-20; 1Peter 3:12, many more.