Righteous: That which is upright. God is righteous, and He always acts only in
keeping with what is just.
“The Righteousness of God is an attribute closely related to His
Holiness. It specifically speaks of God’s perfect conformity to His Law ... not
that He is subject to that standard for God IS the standard! As the standard, God
is the perfect Judge of the just and the unjust, and the punisher of all evil.”
(p. 31) http://www.biblestudycd.com/Theology/righteousness.pdf
Righteousness
is a theme throughout the Scriptures.
"The judge of all the earth shall do
right" (Gen. 18:25).
God is a
"righteous judge" (2 Tim. 4:8).
"He shall judge the world in
righteousness" (Psa. 9:8; Acts 17:31).
The Father: “Righteous Father, though the world does
not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.” (John 17:25)
The Son is the "righteous advocate" (1 Jn.
2:2),
The Spirit was sent "to convict the world of
righteousness" (Jn. 16:8, 10).
“My dear children, I write this to you so that you
will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in
our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous
One.” (I John 2:1)
“He is the Rock, his works are
perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.” Deuteronomy 32:4
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.” Deuteronomy 32:4
“In his final words to Israel, (See
Deuteronomy 32:4 above) Moses proclaims the righteousness of God, in the
perfection of His work and the justness of His ways. The Israelites are about
to enter the land promised them by God. In preparation, God has warned Moses
that they will forsake Him and break the covenant He made with them by worshiping other gods. So these words of Moses are designed to lay
the foundation for the judgments of God
that are sure to come. The cornerstone of that foundation is the righteousness
of God.”
“God will judge us. Make no mistake about
that. But in His judgments, God will always be just. It is impossible for Him
not to be, for God cannot help but be just. Because God is righteous, He alone
has the right to judge, for His judgments are always perfect and just.” (ibid. 32)
“After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.” (Isa. 53:11)
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.” (Isa. 53:11)
“Declare what is to be, present it—
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?
Was it not I, the LORD?
And there is no God apart from me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none but me.” (Isa 45:21)
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?
Was it not I, the LORD?
And there is no God apart from me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none but me.” (Isa 45:21)
“The Righteousness of God is that perfection by which God is both
the Standard and Judge of righteousness. It is that attribute which ought to
fill us with the fear of God, and the motivation to keep us from anything that
would cause His displeasure. Though the world tries to diminish and even
eliminate this aspect of God, it is this aspect to which we will all have to
give an account. Every person will be measured against God’s perfect Righteousness.
And only those who have repented of their sin, received God’s forgiveness in
Christ and been credited with the righteousness of Jesus, will be able to
measure up to God’s perfect standard!” (ibid. 33)
Watch and listen to this great song: "Abba Father"
Beautiful song…beautiful graphics….wonderful God!
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