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, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
But the righteousness of God without the law is now manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets, Even the righteousness of God, by the faith of Jesus Christ, to all and upon all that believe; for there is no difference:
For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, 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.
walk as children of light; (The fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth:)
Easton
See Justification.
Hastings
RIGHTEOUSNESS
I. In OT.
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And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.
Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
For I say to you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And ye seeing it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
And he coming will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye see me no more;
For the righteousness of God is revealed therein from faith to faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up to thyself wrath in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God?
So we see, 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 none righteous, no not one.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed to him for righteousness.
Thus ye also, my brethren, are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might be married to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we may bring forth fruit to God.
For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
I do not make void the grace of God; for if righteousness is by the law, then Christ died in vain.
Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin. read more. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth, seeth him not, neither knoweth him. Beloved children, let no one deceive you. He that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
And it is given to her, to be arrayed in fine linen, white and clean; the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.
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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.