2 Corinthians 5:
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
You and were given a gift that we could never earn nor are we worthy of it. Simply because God loves us and desires to have redeemed and not lost. For hell was not created for mankind, so neither the Father nor the son desires that any of us should go there. The only way to ensure that we did not all end up there for he price for sin was eternal death and eternal separation from God. So Christ through the shading of his blood bought us back and made us righteous something that man could never do on his on for we are sinner and have all fallen short of the glory of God. But Christ who had no sin took sin upon himself to make us righteous.
Righteousness in the Hebrew Bible
Righteousness is one of the chief attributes of God. Its chief meaning concerns ethical conduct. (In Leviticus 19:36; Deuteronomy25:1; Psalm 1:6; Proverbs 8:20) It is used in a legal sense; while the guilty are judged, the guiltless are deemed righteous. God's faithfulness to His covenant is also a large part of His righteousness. (Nehemiah 9:7-8)Righteousness also relates to God's role as saviour; God is a "righteous saviour"; (Isaiah 61) and a deliverer. (Isaiah 46:12-13) The righteous are those who trust that they will be vindicated by the Lord God. (Psalm 37:12-13).
2 Corinthians 5:
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
You and were given a gift that we could never earn nor are we worthy of it. Simply because God loves us and desires to have redeemed and not lost. For hell was not created for mankind, so neither the Father nor the son desires that any of us should go there. The only way to ensure that we did not all end up there for he price for sin was eternal death and eternal separation from God. So Christ through the shading of his blood bought us back and made us righteous something that man could never do on his on for we are sinner and have all fallen short of the glory of God. But Christ who had no sin took sin upon himself to make us righteous.
Righteousness in the Hebrew Bible
You and were given a gift that we could never earn nor are we worthy of it. Simply because God loves us and desires to have redeemed and not lost. For hell was not created for mankind, so neither the Father nor the son desires that any of us should go there. The only way to ensure that we did not all end up there for he price for sin was eternal death and eternal separation from God. So Christ through the shading of his blood bought us back and made us righteous something that man could never do on his on for we are sinner and have all fallen short of the glory of God. But Christ who had no sin took sin upon himself to make us righteous.
Righteousness in the Hebrew Bible
Isaiah 61:10
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Hebrew Definition of Righteousness
- The Hebrew word for righteousness is tseh'-dek, tzedek, Gesenius's Strong's Concordance:6664—righteous, integrity, equity, justice, straightness. The root of tseh'-dek is tsaw-dak', Gesenius's Strong:6663—upright, just, straight, innocent, true, sincere. It is best understood as the product of upright, moral action in accordance with some form of divine plan.
In the Book of Job the title character is introduced to us as a person who is "perfect" in righteousness. This does not mean that he is sinless."Perfect" in this sense means that his righteousness permeates every relationship of his life as his working principle. After all, righteousness is a matter of relationships, with God, with things, and with other people. The biblical definition of righteousness involves the inherent quality of God. God is right because He is righteous, therefore God can only act righteously. In one instance the word means being right; in another it is used to mean doing right; in still another case it means putting right. Job qualifies as a righteous person on each of these counts, so much so that he is commended by God as "wholly righteous" or, translated into our terms, "perfect."
Righteousness as it is understood in the Old Testament is a thoroughly Hebraic concept at variance with the common understanding of the term. The failure to comprehend its meaning is perhaps the most responsible for the view of the Old Testament religion as legalistic and as far removed from the graciousness of the New Testament. See also supersessionism, Biblical law in Jewish reconciliation.
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