Romans 10:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

God's righteousness

To establish

Revelation 3:17

Submitted

Luke 15:17

General references

Luke 18:21

Bible References

God's righteousness

For in it there is a revelation of the Divine Righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as Scripture says- -'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.'

As to Sin, for men do not believe in me;

Him who never knew sin God made to be Sin, on our behalf; so that we, through union with him, might become the Righteousness of God.

To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ.

To establish

While Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus: "And who is my neighbor?"

"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable--

I again declare to every one who receives circumcision, that he binds himself to obey the whole Law.

Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.

You say 'I am rich and have grown rich, and I want for nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked!

Submitted

But, when he came to himself, he said 'How many of my father's hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!

General references

"I have observed all these," he replied, "from childhood."