In this post I consider the references to individual righteous people and the group of people called ‘the righteous’. This post will go into a fair degree of detail describing the relational nature of righteousness [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider the covenantal connotations with righteousness in the scriptures. God as King makes covenants with his people. Covenants involve members, promises, commands, inheritance, blessings and curses. Covenants describe the relationships between [ Read More … ]
In this post we look at the how righteousness language is applied to the kingdom of God. Today’s post especially applies to God himself. He is the righteous king over all creation. This is the [ Read More … ]
This is the first of a series of posts on the concept of righteousness and justification in the scriptures. I’ve worked through most (here they are) references to right, righteous, righteousness and just, justified and [ Read More … ]
The famous Protestant Reformer John Calvin was a mere twenty seven years old when he began the massive task of writing what we now know as the Institutes of the Christian Religion. He felt a [ Read More … ]