Ed Silvoso

People made righteous by Christ must connect with the unrighteous world to make right(eous) that which is wrong (or crooked), so that others may also obtain peace and joy. This is the pattern we see in the New Testament: Once wrongs were righted by righteous deeds, it opened doors for divinely inspired peace and joy to replace human despair and sorrow. This was accomplished by tangible deeds (not just words) produced by divine power, because “the Kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power” (1 Corinthians 4:20).