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Jan 25, 2016 · The next challenge Paul gives in light of the believer’s heavenly position is to put on the clothing of righteousness. The inhabitants of heaven are identified by righteousness, not only the righteousness of Christ but their own. Revelation 19 actually describes the clothing of the believer: Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!
To the Romans, Paul described the death of Christ in terms of sacrifice: God sent “his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin” (Romans 8:3)—meaning to be a “sin offering” (NIV). Specifically, as Paul taught the Corinthians, Jesus Christ was a “passover” offering “sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
Oct 21, 2024 · God has credited the righteousness of Christ to our account, and He did this when He saved us. In grace, the holiness of Jesus Christ is ascribed to us. 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 ...
Jul 7, 2024 · Paul is making his case of how and why righteousness is now the imputed gift of God (Roman's chapter 4) upon having faith alone in Christ alone, which is in effect the moment of coming to the realization of God's righteousness. One submits that they are incapable of obtaining it and are then gifted the very righteousness of God Himself upon placing their faith in Christ (2 Cor 5:21).
May 11, 2023 · We inherit this crown through the righteousness of Christ which is what gives us a right to it, and without which it cannot be obtained. Because it is obtained and possessed in a righteous way, and not by force and deceit as earthly crowns sometimes are, it is an everlasting crown, promised to all who love the Lord and eagerly wait for His return.
Oct 13, 2010 · The context reveals that by “righteousness” Paul refers to God’s holiness or justice, for Paul immediately refers to the sins God passed over in previous eras. The passing over of sins refers to the sins committed previously in history, which did not receive the full punishment deserved.
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Oct 17, 1999 · It is God's righteousness in Christ. Or you can say it is Christ's righteousness. He takes our sin. We take his righteousness. Fourth, consider 1 Corinthians 1:30. John Bunyan said that, after that experience in the field where the imputed righteousness of Christ hit him so powerfully, he went home and looked for Biblical support.
