Jan 4, 2022 · Dictionaries define righteousness as “behavior that is morally justifiable or right.” Such behavior is characterized by accepted standards of morality, justice, virtue, or uprightness. The Bible’s standard of human righteousness is God’s own perfection in every attribute, every attitude, every behavior, and every word.

Jan 4, 2022 · Before we can pursue righteousness, we need to define it. The word most often translated “righteousness” can also mean “justice, justness, or divine holiness.” In the broadest sense, righteousness can be defined as “the condition of being acceptable to God as made possible by God.” God’s standard is what defines true righteousness ...

Jan 17, 2024 · To live for righteousness means to desire God to transform our minds (Romans 12:2) and conform us “to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29). When believers live for righteousness, they also submit their words to Christ’s lordship. We no longer speak carelessly, realizing that our words have power to reflect Christ well or poorly.

Oct 21, 2024 · The concept of imparted righteousness is closely tied to spiritual growth and maturity. As believers yield to the Holy Spirit, they bear the fruit of righteousness (Galatians 5:22–23). Imputed and imparted righteousness are distinct yet connected. Imputed righteousness provides the foundation for imparted righteousness.

Oct 21, 2024 · Christ “has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30). By having the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, we can be seen as sinless, as Jesus is sinless. This is amazing grace! We are not righteous in ourselves; rather, we possess Christ’s righteousness applied to our account.

Dec 31, 2024 · This touches on the doctrine of imputation. Our sin was imputed, or credited, to Jesus, while His righteousness was imputed to us. This is the great exchange: Jesus receives our sin, and we receive His righteousness in return. His imputed righteousness is not something we earn or achieve; it is a gift received through faith.

Dec 26, 2024 · The peaceable fruit of righteousness is the “happy outcome” or “harvest of well-being” obtained through enduring painful discipline. Adversity, as painful as it may be, proves the genuineness of our faith by refining us in a fire that ultimately leads to our becoming more like Jesus (see Deuteronomy 4:20; Isaiah 48:10; Zechariah 13:9).

Sep 23, 2022 · The disciples’ righteousness needed to exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5:20). The prophets had explained that God’s eternal heavenly kingdom would one day come to earth and from then on God would dwell on earth with humanity.

Sep 23, 2024 · The dictionary definition of self-righteousness is “confidence in one’s own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.” Biblically speaking, self-righteousness, which is related to legalism , is the idea that we can somehow generate within ourselves a righteousness that will be ...

Jan 4, 2022 · The Oxford definition of righteousness is “the quality of being morally right or justifiable,” and the definition of righteous is “morally right or justifiable; virtuous.” So, righteousness is the condition of being proven or declared morally excellent, while holiness is the condition of being consecrated or dedicated to moral excellence.