8157 righteousness, as faith
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Full faith and trust make a person pleasing in the sight of God.

Human righteousness compared with God's righteousness

Human beings cannot by themselves achieve righteousness in the sight of God

Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 64:6; Matthew 5:20 See also Proverbs 21:2; Daniel 9:18; Matthew 23:28; Luke 16:15; Luke 18:9; Romans 3:10,20; Philippians 3:6-7

True righteousness is the result of the action of God

Romans 8:3-4; Ephesians 4:24; 1 John 2:29 See also Romans 6:13,16-20; Romans 8:10; Romans 14:17; Galatians 5:5; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11; Hebrews 12:11; James 3:18; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 3:10

Faith pleases God

Genesis 15:6; Hebrews 11:6 See also 1 Samuel 26:23; Psalm 32:10; Psalm 40:4; Psalm 84:12; Psalm 106:30-31; Jeremiah 17:7; Habakkuk 2:4; Hebrews 10:38; Hebrews 11:4,7

Righteousness and faith in Jesus Christ

It is God-given and not the result of human effort

Romans 1:17; Philippians 3:8-9 Paul is contrasting this righteousness with his own previous efforts. See also Acts 13:39; Romans 3:21,27-28 It is apparent that faith is not regarded as another kind of “work” which earns salvation; Romans 4:1-8; Romans 5:17; Romans 9:30-31; Galatians 3:11-12

Faith is centred on Jesus Christ and what he has accomplished

Romans 5:1-2 “justified” means “declared righteous” in a legal sense. See also Romans 3:21-26; Romans 4:18-25; Romans 10:6-10; Galatians 3:6-9

Saving faith is not mere belief, but acting on the basis of that belief

James 2:21-24

See also

1125  God, righteousness
2072  Christ, righteousness
5145  clothing
5177  robes
5237  breastplate
5274  credit
6674  imputation
6676  justification
8020  faith
8030  trust
8255  fruit, spiritual



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