Things New and Old: Righteousness by the perfect obedience of Christ

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Righteousness by the perfect obedience of Christ

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Faith in Christ and the Righteousness of God
The righteousness of God is the righteousness provided by God.
The righteousness of God is the righteousness provided by God through His Son Jesus Christ.

Sin is the transgression of the law of God.
And sins bring condemnation and death.
Righteousness is obedience to the law of God.
And righteousness secures justification and life.

I consider these as basic and elementary.

The righteousness of God is provided through Christ's life of perfect and sinless obedience to the whole law of God, thus meeting all the righteous demands of the thrice holy God.

A man's faith in Christ plays NO PART in God's provision of righteousness for him, a condemned dead sinner. If anything at all, faith in Jesus Christ is a fruit and effect of God's free and sovereign act of applying that righteousness of His own provision in Jesus Christ to a UN-justified, condemned, spiritually dead man.