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You see, the law was a manifestation of the righteousness of God. If you want to know about God's standard of righteousness, then look at the law. But now, that righteousness has been revealed in a new form. It has been revealed as it comes through faith.
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As a diligent student of the Bible, you will want to make sure the Bible really says what this study says. Always remember to test all things with God's word - as the Bereans did. They "received the word with ... In every nation, the man who respects (fears) God and practices righteousness is welcome to Him (Acts 10:35).
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New American Standard Bible (©1995); For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
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The Lord Jesus Christ Himself is the Righteousness of God and the Covenant of God with people.
http://www.wor.org/Books/r/righteousness_of_god.htm
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THE DEMONSTRATION OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS; Part 1; Justification and Mothers' Day; (Romans 3:21-26); ... The free gift of God's righteousness comes to us "apart from the law," but "witnessed by the law." In other words, God brings about this gift of righteousness without using the works of the law to do it. He did it in the...
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Therefore, any ungodly behavior must be judged and condemned by God in order for Him to retain His righteousness. A common myth is that God "grades on the curve" and "as long as I behave better than most people, He will allow me into heaven." God's righteousness is absolute, not relative.
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