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RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH GIVES RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH

In the Bible the term Righteousness by Faith always mean either:
a. Righteousness through (Gk. dia) Faith,
and upon (Gk. epi) Faith. Romans 3:22;
Philippians 3:9.
b. Righteousness out of (Gk. ek) Faith,
Romans 9:30; Romans 10:6.
c. There is also Righteousness of the Faith.
Romans 4:11.
Now what is Righteousness in the Bible?
a. Righteousness is identified as God
Himself. Jeremiah 23:5,6; 2 Corinthians 9:9.
b. Righteousness is also identified as the works of the Law of the Ten Commandments. Psalms 119:142,172; Romans 10:5.
Man’s Righteousness is his own good works caused by his mere self dependence on his
doing of the works of the Law. (Romans 9:31,32; Romans 10:1-3). Philippians 3:9.
4. Then there is a Righteousness of God apart from the works of the Law. Romans 3:21.
This Righteousness of God is God Himself. (Romans 3:21,22), Isaiah 54:17).
This Righteousness of God cannot be done by man because man cannot “do” God, it comes only through Faith. Romans 3:22; Philippians 3:9.
Then there is a Righteousness of God that is the Law of God itself, it is the works of the law of the Ten Commandments. 1 John 2:29; Psalms 50:6; Psalms 119:142.
This Righteousness of God must be done, but it can only be done by Faith. Romans 9:31,32;
I John 3:7.
This leads us to our first summary:
a. There is a Righteousness of God that is God Himself.
b. There is a Righteousness of God which is the works of the Law of the Ten Commandments.
c. The first Righteousness of God cannot be done but comes through Faith.
d. The second Righteousness of God could be done and is done by Faith..
10. What is Faith? It is the revealed Truths of Christ. Hebrews 11:1; I Timothy 4:6.
It is not believing, because believing is a
mental human act of accepting something; this is presented as different to Faith. Galatians 2:16; Romans 3:22.
Even the devils could believe without
conversion like anyone else. James 2:19.
The Faith that we are justified by is
presented in the Bible as the Faith of Jesus Christ. Galatians 2:16,20,21.
This Faith of Jesus Christ is the revealed Truths of the Gospel of Christ, (Revelation 14:12; Philippians 1:27).
This Faith of Jesus Christ which is the
Gospel of Christ contains or has in it the
Righteousness of God which is God Himself.
Romans 1:16,17; Proverbs 12:17.
Thus when the penitent person is justified, he is justified by the gift of the Righteousness of God INTO him. Romans 3:22,24.
17. Faith is imputed to the person to get or possess the Righteousness of God that is in it. Romans 4:5,9,11.
The Righteousness of God is God Himself that dwells in the justified person through the gift of the Spirit in him. (Jeremiah 23:5,6; Romans 3:22; Galatians 3:7-9,14; 1 John 4:13).
It is then that a person can do the Commandments of God or the Righteousness of God
as the Law, only through the Holy Spirit dwelling in the person which is God dwelling in the person. Romans 3:30,31; Galatians 3:7-9,14; I John 3:24).
The Righteousness of God that goes INTO the justified person is the one that is apart from the Law, this is God Himself. (Romans 3:21,22; Jeremiah 23:5,6).
It is done through the imputation of Faith into Righteousness (its possession). (Romans 4:5,22.
This Faith in us with its Righteousness (God Himself) motivates us to do the works of the Law which is Righteousness. (Romans 3:30,31; Isaiah 26:12).
23. Thus the Righteousness which is of the Law is in fact done by Faith. Romans 9:31,32.
What this means is that the Righteousness of God through Faith, causes us to have the Righteousness that is the Law through the same Faith. (Romans 9:31,32; Romans 10:1-3, Romans 3:21,22,24,30,31).
A summary of all we have seen tells us the
following:
a. The Righteousness of God as God Himself dwells in the justified person by Faith.
b. The Righteousness of God which is the works of the Law is done by the selfsame Faith which motivates us.
c. Thus Righteousness by Faith indeed gives the justified person Righteousness by Faith.

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