Righteousness of Jesus Christ

The promised Messiah will be righteous

Zechariah 9:9 ESV

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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The promised Messiah will establish righteousness

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Jesus Christ’s own righteousness

Righteousness is characteristic of Jesus Christ

Acts 22:14 LEB

And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth,

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Jesus Christ’s obedience shows his righteousness

John 8:28–29 LEB

Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these things. And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

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Jesus Christ judges righteously

John 5:30 LEB

I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.

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Jesus Christ is declared not guilty

Luke 23:14–15 LEB

and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, when I examined him before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which you are making against him. But neither did Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him.

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Jesus Christ’s righteousness recognised by others

Luke 23:47 LEB

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began to praise God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous!”

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Consequences of Jesus Christ’s righteousness

God justifies believers on account of the righteousness of Jesus Christ

Romans 5:18–19 LEB

Consequently therefore, as through one trespass came condemnation to all people, so also through one righteous deed came justification of life to all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous.

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All who believe share in the righteousness of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 1:30 LEB

But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

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Believers live by and for Jesus Christ’s righteousness

One of Paul’s prayers for Christians.

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