1 John 3:7

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

(v7, NIV)

There are those who will or wish to lead you astray. Do not let that happen. This leading astray is leading away from the truth; this is leading away from him. Do not let that happen. Some may lead you to believe that you can continue in sin and yet know him. That is not true, as John mentions in the last verse. Some may lead you astray, causing you to think that doing right does not mean that you are righteous. Now of course, we all sin. This doesn't mean you don't sin, but you do what is right. It is the opposite of the last verse where it talks about one who keeps on sinning. Instead of a pattern of sin, there is a pattern of increasing right. The pattern is decreasing in sin. In addition, the righteousness that is of those who do what is right is similar to the righteousness of him. We will be righteous like him. There is a righteousness of Jesus. The more you get to know Jesus, the more in awe of him you are. The more amazed you are of him and of his love and of his righteousness. He lived the perfect sinless life. Yet, those who do what is right are righteous as he is righteous. The bible talks about Jesus' righteousness being imputed to us. For those who Jesus knows and has died for, God looks at them and sees Jesus' righteousness instead of all the filthiness we are covered in. We are righteous as he is righteous.