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Deuteronomy 6:25
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.
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Romans 10:5
For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which does those things shall live by them.
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Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.
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Library

Its Nature
... The "righteousness of Christ" which is imputed to the believer consists of that
perfect obedience which He rendered unto the precepts of God's Law and that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/5 its nature.htm

"That the Righteousness of the Law Might be Fulfilled in Us. "
... then, how this conclusion follows, "that the righteousness of the ... and satisfied it
so fully, both by obedience to the ... It is all one in God's account, as if we ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xiv that the righteousness.htm

The Test of Discipleship
... what it always has been,"just what it was in Paradise before the fall of our first
parents,"perfect obedience to the law of God, perfect righteousness. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps to christ/chapter 7 the test of.htm

Its Basis
... are made "the righteousness of God in Him" (in Christ, not in ourselves) by God
imputing to usChrist's obedience, His fulfilling the precepts of the law for us ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/4 its basis.htm

A River of Peace and Waves of Righteousness
... than 'river.' The image speaks of a righteousness massive and ... In that obedience human
nature rises to a higher ... God has yet a method to accomplish His loving ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/a river of peace and.htm

"For what the Law could not Do, in that it was Weak through the ...
... you are far from the righteousness of God, and you do ... be in any capacity to please
him by new obedience. ... suffer the eternal wrath of an infinite God, and then ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon x for what the.htm

Man's Inability to Keep the Moral Law
... Adam's obedience ran parallel with the moral law, as a ... sweetly in tune to the will
of God; he was ... Sin cut the lock of original righteousness where our strength ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/3 1 mans inability to keep.htm

Its Instrument
... from being a mere substitute for a "righteousness" which he lacked. Far, very far
was God from accepting his faith in lieu of a perfect obedience to His Law. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/8 its instrument.htm

The Right Understanding of the Law
... They are not justified by their obedience to the moral ... they must trust only to Christ's
righteousness for justification ... Considered as the Son of God, he was not ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/1 4 the right understanding of.htm

Justification by Faith
... as through man's sin, the way of obedience is for ... ever pass by it to a true
righteousness, God has now ... been theirs had they perfectly kept God's law, but which ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 60 1914/justification by faith.htm