The RIGHTEOUSNESS of God
Romans 3: 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a [c]propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
As it relates to God, righteousness means to be right with God, to be approved by Him. It is the same Greek word for justification which means to be declared right with God. God justifies, declares righteous, those who have faith in Jesus. Righteousness is the gift of God to those who believe the gospel. Believers have peace with God (Rm.5:1) because the offense of sin has been removed by the sufferings of Jesus.
God’s gift of righteousness involves two things: our sins are imputed to Jesus who died for them on the cross and Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us. Both of these are huge. God takes our sins away and in the place of our sins He gives us all the righteousness of Christ. Every good thing Jesus ever thought, said and did is credited to our account. We are as righteous as Jesus in the eyes of God. Justification cannot be improved upon. You are as justified when you first believe as you are after decades of right living. It cannot be improved upon and can never be lost. When you are given Christ’s righteousness you are justified before God.
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