In this post I quote some relevant articles from a few dictionaries showing what scholars are saying about righteousness and justification. You can evaluate my findings in their light. This is the tenth and last [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider some of Paul’s usage of the words righteous, righteousness and justification. Sinners become righteous. There are people who are righteous and live righteous lives. The righteous are identified as righteous [ Read More … ]
In this post I look at justification outside of Paul’s writings. What everyone else says about justification. I use this in part to give an understanding of Paul’s contemporaries. How everyone else used and employed [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider a few passages which state no one can be righteous. These are quite rare, but very commonly quoted to support the reformed doctrines of justification. This is the seventh of [ Read More … ]
In this post we look at the law court theme associated with righteousness and justification. Most of this has already been covered in the Kingdom of God. Here we cover some more specific passages to [ Read More … ]
In this post we consider the ethical nature of righteousness and what it means over various stages in salvation history. The post also looks at rewards for righteous behaviour and if or not the righteous [ Read More … ]
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 … ]