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Jan 17, 2024 · The righteousness of Christ is imputed to us when we are saved, yet it is also something we are called to pursue. We are called to live for righteousness. To live for righteousness means we wholeheartedly realize that sin does not please God. Because of this, we pursue holiness instead of sinfulness in our thoughts, words, and actions.
- Pursue
The Pharisees of Jesus’ day were masters of...
- What is Righteousness
On the cross, Jesus was treated as if He were a sinner,...
- Imputed
Paul puts it this way: “For our sake [God] made [Jesus] to...
- Pursue
- Righteousness
- Imparted Righteousness
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Paul surely has these all of the main OT ideas in his mind when he writes about the righteousness of God. But now all their OT meanings are fulfilled in Christ. Therefore his theology is much more personal and Spirit-based. He is writing to Spirit-filled, small communities. It should be noted that the Reformers distinguished between God’s own right...
The context of these verses helps us distinguish between the two meanings of justification and imparted righteousness or sanctification. Now that we have received the gift of righteousness, the Spirit can work it out in our lives. This process is known as sanctification or growing up in Christ. To be clear, righteousness is imputed. That’s our lega...
Putting things right in a covenant context and being declared righteous or acquitted in a forensic (law court) setting do not need to conflict. When God declares you not-guilty or acquits you and yes, puts a robe of righteousness on you, you are put right in the New Covenant. After (or at the same time) you are acquitted in the divine court of law,...
Mar 30, 2024 · Living for righteousness according to 1 Peter 2:24 means: Living a life that aligns with God’s will and character. Putting off our old selves and putting on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Abstaining from sinful desires. Doing good and showing love to those around us.
Jan 8, 2024 · A quick survey of the letter shows the development of Paul’s idea righteousness: The righteous live by faith (Romans 1:17). The unrighteous are judged (Romans 1:18–2:10) No one is righteous ...
Aug 27, 2017 · Paul has shown that the gospel he preaches has the power to transfer Christians from the realm of sin and death into the realm of righteousness and life. But this transfer, as Paul has noted (6:11–23; 8:12–13), does not absolve the Christian from the responsibility to live out the righteousness so graciously granted in the gospel.
Romans 8:2 provides clarity, which says "For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death." These are the things he is comparing. On the one hand you can be a slave to sin which leads to death (or the law of sin and death) or you can be a slave to obedience which leads to righteousness (or the law of the Spirit of life).
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Sep 30, 2020 · The rare word He uses for “righteousness” in 4:25 is the result of His life. When Paul uses a word for how the Christian should live, he uses a different word. The other time Paul uses this rare word bears this out. In Rom 5:18 Paul says that the obedience of Christ to the Father (by dying on the cross) resulted in “ justification of life.”
