Dictionary of Bible Themes Full faith and trust make a person pleasing in the sight of God. Ecclesiastes 7:20Human righteousness compared with God's righteousness Isaiah 64:6Human beings cannot by themselves achieve righteousness in the sight of God Matthew 5:20See also Proverbs 21:2Daniel 9:18 Matthew 23:28 Luke 16:15; 18:9 Romans 3:10,20 Philippians 3:6-7 Romans 8:3-4 True righteousness is the result of the action of God Ephesians 4:241 John 2:29 See also Romans 6:13,16-20; 8:10; 14:17Galatians 5:5 Ephesians 5:9 Philippians 1:11 Hebrews 12:11 James 3:18 1 Peter 2:24 1 John 3:10 Genesis 15:6 Faith pleases God Hebrews 11:6See also 1 Samuel 26:23Psalms 32:10; 40:4; 84:12; 106:30-31 Jeremiah 17:7 Habakkuk 2:4 Hebrews 10:38; 11:4,7 Romans 1:17 Righteousness and faith in Jesus Christ Philippians 3:8-9It is God-given and not the result of human effort See also Acts 13:39Paul is contrasting this righteousness with his own previous efforts. Romans 3:21,27-28Romans 4:1-8; 5:17; 9:30-31 Galatians 3:11-12 It is apparent that faith is not regarded as another kind of "work" which earns salvation Romans 5:1-2Faith is centred on Jesus Christ and what he has accomplished See also Romans 3:21-26; 4:18-25; 10:6-10"justified" means "declared righteous" in a legal sense. Galatians 3:6-9James 2:21-24 See also Saving faith is not mere belief, but acting on the basis of that belief 1125 God, righteousness2075 Christ, sinless 5146 covering 5178 running 5239 bricks 5275 cremation 6676 justification 6676 justification 8020 faith 8030 trust 8255 fruit, spiritual |
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