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Summary Conclusion on the Righteousness of God

It is true to say that the Righteousness of God is the Law of God proper, it is equally true to say that it is Christ’s
perfect obedience to the Law, for Christ is God, and all His historical obedience was righteousness. To claim that all God’s salvific administration towards sinful humanity is the Righteousness of God is to be on target, for so also do the scriptures speak. But what is the Righteousness of God that is imputed to us? What is the Righteousness of God that is given to us in Justification and is our salvation? It is none of the Righteousness of God we have referred to above.

What we are looking for is a Righteousness of God that is without the Law, that is, a Righteousness of God that is APART FROM the Law of works, a Righteousness of God that is DIFFERENT to the Ten Commandments, this is the Righteousness of God that we are given in Faith for our Justification and salvation.
The scriptures of the First and Second Witnesses speak of this unique Righteousness which is of God. It is God’s Divine Nature, it is His Divinity, His God-ness, it is the principles of the Spiritual Law, the Love of God, it is God Himself. This Righteousness of God is the unique one that causes our salvation. Neither the Law which is the Righteousness of God also could have procured our salvation because it was weak though the flesh. Put it in our minds and we would know it, but would be unable to obey it, the least it would do for us is to convict us of sin through the Holy Spirit.
Christ’s perfect obedience to the Law can do nothing to change us, it is not transferable to us in time and space , all it can do for us is to be an example of what we can do when infected with that Righteousness of God which is different to the Law; however, it did help Jesus to be the author and finisher of our salvation. God’s administration can give to us something to save us, but His administration is according to the Law of works and not apart from it. We desperately need His administration to help us be saved, but this never can be imputed in us, it will always remain outside of us. To say that Christ is our Righteousness therefore does not and can never mean His perfect obedience to the Law, nor does it mean the Law, nor His administration to save us. One more thing it does not mean, and that is, an attribute or trait or even traits of God’s Nature or Character. The Righteousness of God is neither His active virtues or traits. It is not His justice, mercy, mercy, judgment or longsuffering to usward. This is the same as His administration to sinner, but that administration is described according to its discernable traits which we attribute to God. Nay, but we are convinced that God’s active virtues or traits are all because of his Nature of Love, it is because God is love that He has justice, mercy, judgement, longsuffering etc. It is His Love in the man Christ Jesus that produced Jesus’ obedience to the Law just as its is to produce our works righteousness of obedience to the Law also. 
This is the unique glorious Righteousness of God that is different from the Law, it is God’s His Nature, His love which dwells in the converted in place of idols, and which brings salvation and all good things. Amen.

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