agie95 said:
Please show where exactly righteousness is by belief in Jesus.
Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed fnfrom faith to faith; as it is written, "fnBUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
Previously in the same passage he states that the gospel is:
2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3concerning His Son, who was born of a fndescendant of David according to the flesh,
4who was declared the Son of God with power fnby the resurrection from the dead, according to the fnSpirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,
5through whom we have received grace and apostleship fnto bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake,
6among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
7to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as fnsaints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
From 2nd Corinthians 5:
17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, fnhe is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and fnHe has fncommitted to us the word of reconciliation.
20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Isaiah 53: Messiah will offer himself as a guilt offering to bear the sins of many.
10But the LORD was pleased
To crush Him, fnputting Him to grief;
If fnHe would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His fnoffspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the fngood pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
11As a result of the fnanguish of His soul,
He will see fnit and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.
12Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out fnHimself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.
From Isaiah 45:
Who has long since declared it?
Is it not I, the LORD?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.
22"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.
23"I have sworn by Myself,
The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
24"They will say of Me, 'Only in the LORD are righteousness and strength.'
Men will come to Him,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
25"In the LORD all the offspring of Israel
Will be justified and will glory."
Even the righteousness of Israel is only found in God.
Romans 5:
1Therefore, having been justified by faith, fnwe have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and fnwe exult in hope of the glory of God.
3And not only this, but fnwe also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
4and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
5and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
7For one will hardly die for a righteous man; fnthough perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.
8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9Much more then, having now been justified fnby His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
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