9 Bible Verses about God, Righteousness Of
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Righteous Father, the world does not know you but I know you, and these men know that you sent me.
And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. [The words were], "Your deeds are great and marvelous, O Lord, God Almighty; your ways are just and true, O King of the nations [or, "ages"].
Who will bring an accusation against God's chosen people? [Certainly not God, for] He makes people right with Himself.
So, now there is a crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, who is a just Judge, will award me on that day [i.e., the judgment day], and not to me only, but also to everyone who has loved [the prospect of] His appearing.
Now we [Jews] know that God's judgment against people who practice such things [i.e., the Gentiles] is according to truth. [Note: Some use "You say," at the beginning of the sentence, making it an assertion of the Jews which Paul sets about to answer].
These people know that God's decrees require that those who practice such things deserve to die [i.e., either spiritual or temporal punishment], yet they not only do the same things [themselves], but even approve of other people who practice them.
So, the law of Moses itself is holy and the commandment [against sinning] is holy and just and good.
so that the requirements of the law could be [considered] fulfilled in us, who do not live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, but according to [the promptings of] the Holy Spirit.
Now if our wrongdoing serves to emphasize more clearly that God does what is right, what should we say about that? Is God being unjust for sending [His] wrath [on the world]? (I am raising a human objection).
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God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
For it is a just thing for God to repay with affliction those people who are troubling you,
But your stubbornness and refusal to repent are storing up wrath [i.e., punishment] for yourselves, [to be experienced] on the Day of Wrath [i.e., the day of judgment] when God's just judgment will be revealed.
For His judgments are true and just; He has judged [i.e., condemned] the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and He has punished her for [shedding] the blood of His servants."
And I heard [a voice from] the Altar saying, "Yes, O Lord, God Almighty, your judgments are true and just."
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His judgments
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Talk of
God, Righteousness Of » Is part of his character
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Magnify
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His commandments
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His testimonies
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The gospel
God presented Jesus as the atoning sacrifice [for our sins] through [our] faith in His blood [i.e., His death on the cross]. This was in order to demonstrate His justice when, by using forbearance, He passed over people's sins in previous generations. [In doing this] God [also] demonstrated His justice [to people] of this present time, that He Himself is just and the One who makes the people right with Him who have faith in Jesus.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His acts
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Plead, in prayer
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His government
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be delivered in
God, Righteousness Of » The heavens shall declare
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Ascribe, to him
God, Righteousness Of » Angels acknowledge
Then I heard the angel [in charge] of the waters saying, "You are just, [you] who are [in the present] and who were [in the past], O Holy One, because you have judged [that these things should happen].
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Everlasting
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His word
God, Righteousness Of » God delights in the exercise of
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be quickened in
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His ways
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Recognize, in the fulfilment of his promises
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Upheld by
God, Righteousness Of » Shown to the posterity of saints
God, Righteousness Of » Christ committed his cause to
When He was spoken to with harsh insults, He did not reply in the same way. When He was made to suffer, He did not threaten [His tormentors], but instead entrusted Himself to God, [whom He knew] would make a righteous judgment [in the matter].
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » For its continued manifestation
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be judged according to
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be answered in
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Beyond computation
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Enduring for ever
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Very high
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Abundant
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Declare to others
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Do not conceal
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Mention, only
God, Righteousness Of » His care and defence of his people designed to teach
God, Righteousness Of » The wicked have no interest in
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » The habitation of his throne
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The final judgment
For He has appointed a [certain] day when He will judge the people of the world according to [a standard of] true justice by the man [i.e., Jesus] whom He has appointed [as Judge, See II Tim. 4:8]. [And] He has given assurance to all people [that He will do this] by raising Jesus from the dead."
God, Righteousness Of » Leads him to love righteousness
God, Righteousness Of » Shown openly before the heathen
God, Righteousness Of » Christ acknowledged
Righteous Father, the world does not know you but I know you, and these men know that you sent me.
God, Righteousness Of » Illustrated
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be led in
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, in his dealings
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Confident of beholding
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