Word Studies
Righteousness of God
(1Corinthians 5: 21; Rom. 1: 17; 3: 21, 22; 10: 3)
The righteousness of God is a righteousness that comes from God; it is God’s way of making a sinner right, or just, before Him. Luther defined the righteousness of God as a “righteousness valid before God, which a man may possess through faith.”Luther said that this righteousness is the first and last need of any sinful individual. The word righteousness in Paul’s letter to the Romans carries a double sense, and may be labeled both legal and moral. In other words, the word refers to the legal action God takes in declaring believers righteous, but it also refers to perfect righteousness, a characteristic that can only be attributed to God Himself in Scripture and is the lofty standard for human behavior. This lofty standard cannot be achieved by anyone’s effort, so God has to act to bring His people into a right relationship with Himself.
Righteousness of God
(1Corinthians 5: 21; Rom. 1: 17; 3: 21, 22; 10: 3)
The righteousness of God is a righteousness that comes from God; it is God’s way of making a sinner right, or just, before Him. Luther defined the righteousness of God as a “righteousness valid before God, which a man may possess through faith.”Luther said that this righteousness is the first and last need of any sinful individual. The word righteousness in Paul’s letter to the Romans carries a double sense, and may be labeled both legal and moral. In other words, the word refers to the legal action God takes in declaring believers righteous, but it also refers to perfect righteousness, a characteristic that can only be attributed to God Himself in Scripture and is the lofty standard for human behavior. This lofty standard cannot be achieved by anyone’s effort, so God has to act to bring His people into a right relationship with Himself.
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