Reference: Righteousness
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Rectitude, justice, holiness; an essential perfection of God's character, Job 36:3; Isa 51:5-8; Joh 17:25; and of his administration, Ge 18:25; Ro 3:21-22; 10:3. It is the wonder of grace that as the righteous guardian of the law, he can acquit the unrighteous. "The righteousness of Christ" includes his spotless holiness, his perfect obedience the law demands; and "the righteousness of faith" is that imputed to the sinner who believes in Christ. With reference to personal character, righteousness is used both for uprightness between man and man, and for true religion, Ge 18:23; Le 19:15; Isa 60:17; Ro 14:17; Eph 5:9.
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Righteous Father! though the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
But now distinct from the law the righteousness of God is manifest, receiving testimony from the law and the prophets; the righteousness of God indeed by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all that believe: for there is no difference:
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Easton
See Justification.
Hastings
RIGHTEOUSNESS
I. In OT.
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But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him. But ye, when ye saw it, repented not afterwards, that ye should believe on him.
And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
then of righteousness, because I am going to the Father, so ye see me no more;
For the righteousness of God by faith is therein revealed for belief; as it is written, "Now the just by faith shall live."
But after thy obdurate and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath at the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Morish
A term frequently occurring in scripture expressing an attribute of God which maintains what is consistent with His own character, and necessarily judges what is opposed to it
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as it is written, "There is not a just person, no not one:
For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
But to him who doth not work, but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned in account for righteousness.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye might be for another, who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit for God.
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who hath been made to us of God wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
I do not set at nought the grace of God; for if righteousness came by the law, truly Christ hath died in vain.
Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin. read more. Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him. My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
And it was granted her to be clothed in fine linen, clean and splendid: for the fine linen is [the emblem of] the righteousness of the saints.
Watsons
RIGHTEOUSNESS, justice, holiness. The righteousness of God is the essential perfection of his nature; sometimes it is put for his justice. The righteousness of Christ denotes, not only his absolute perfection, but, is taken for his perfect obedience unto death, and his suffering the penalty of the law in our stead. The righteousness of the law is that obedience which the law requires. The righteousness of faith is the justification which is received by faith.