Righteousness of God (3)

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An aspect of God’s nature which expresses his unique moral perfection and his readiness to save sinners. It is made known especially through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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God’s nature is righteous

Psalm 119:137 NASB95

Righteous are You, O Lord, And upright are Your judgments.

See also Dt 32:4; Ps 48:10; Ps 97:2; Ps 119:142; Ps 145:17; Is 45:21; Je 12:1; Jn 17:25

God’s righteousness shows his sovereignty

Psalm 71:19 NASB95

For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?

See also Job 37:23; Ps 36:6; Ps 97:6; Is 5:16

God’s righteousness is eternal

Psalm 111:3 NASB95

Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.

See also Ps 112:3; Ps 112:9; Ps 119:142; Ps 119:160; Is 51:8

God’s actions are righteous

Daniel 9:14 NASB95

“Therefore the Lord has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the Lord our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice.

See also Jdg 5:11; 1 Sa 12:7; Je 9:24; Re 15:3

God’s rule is righteous

Psalm 9:8 NASB95

And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

See also 2 Sa 23:3–4; Ps 96:13; Ps 99:4; Je 9:23–24

God’s righteous acts are saving acts

Psalm 65:5 NASB95

By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

See also Ps 40:10; Ps 116:4–6; Ps 129:4; Is 41:10; Is 46:13; Da 9:16; Mic 6:5

God’s righteousness vindicates his people

Psalm 35:24 NASB95

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me.

See also Ps 4:2–3; Ps 7:9; Ps 9:4; Ps 103:6; Is 50:8; Mic 7:9; Ro 8:33

God’s righteousness shows his faithfulness

Nehemiah 9:8 NASB95

“You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous.

God’s righteousness shows his justice

Jeremiah 11:20 NASB95

But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, Who tries the feelings and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You have I committed my cause.

See also Ge 18:25; Job 8:3; Ps 11:7; Ps 50:6; Ps 51:4; Pr 21:12; Ec 3:17; 2 Ti 4:8

God’s righteousness is seen in his judgments

Psalm 7:11 NASB95

God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day.

See also 2 Ch 12:5–6; Ezr 9:15; Is 10:22; Is 28:17; La 1:18; Mal 3:5; Ro 2:2; Ro 2:5

God’s laws show his righteousness

Psalm 19:8–9 NASB95

The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.

See also Dt 4:8; Ps 33:4; Ps 119:7; Ps 119:144; Ro 1:32; Ro 7:12; Ro 8:4

God’s righteousness contrasts with human unrighteousness

Romans 3:5 NASB95

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.)

See also Ex 9:27; Ne 9:33; Job 4:17; Job 9:2; Da 9:7; Ro 10:3

God’s righteousness is revealed primarily in Jesus Christ

Romans 3:21–22 NASB95

But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;

See also Is 11:2–5; Je 23:6; Zec 9:9; Ac 3:14; Ro 10:4; 1 Co 1:30; 2 Pe 1:1; 1 Jn 2:1

God’s righteousness is revealed in the gospel

Romans 1:17 NASB95

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

God gives his righteousness to believers

Romans 4:22–24 NASB95

Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness. Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

See also Ge 15:6; Job 33:26; Ho 10:12; Ro 3:22; Ro 4:3–8; Ro 5:17; Ro 10:4; 2 Co 5:21

The Holy Spirit reveals God’s righteousness

Galatians 5:5 NASB95

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

God’s righteousness is to be sought after

Matthew 6:33 NASB95

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

God’s righteousness is a pattern for human living

1 John 3:7 NASB95

Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;

See also Ge 18:19; Ho 14:9; Eph 4:24; 1 Jn 2:29; 1 Jn 3:12

God’s righteousness is worthy of praise

Isaiah 24:15–16 NASB95

Therefore glorify the Lord in the east, The name of the Lord, the God of Israel, In the coastlands of the sea. From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory to the Righteous One,” But I say, “Woe to me! Woe to me! Alas for me! The treacherous deal treacherously, And the treacherous deal very treacherously.”