Job was righteous because of this...
1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Job simply did the right thing and lived his life according to the will of God. His heart was set on doing the right thing in accordance with the will of God.
. . .the righteousness of the parents of John the Baptist for they walked in the same faith.
. . .Abel. . .obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying. . .
Was the righteousness of Job, Zacharias, Elisabeth and Abel as filthy rags before God? Of course not.
Isaiah was crying out to God as a human being and thus generally associating himself with the rebellion of man.
1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Job simply did the right thing and lived his life according to the will of God. His heart was set on doing the right thing in accordance with the will of God.
. . .the righteousness of the parents of John the Baptist for they walked in the same faith.
. . .Abel. . .obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying. . .
Was the righteousness of Job, Zacharias, Elisabeth and Abel as filthy rags before God? Of course not.
Isaiah was crying out to God as a human being and thus generally associating himself with the rebellion of man.
And let's not mitigate the true meaning of Isa 64:6 in the light of the NT.
All men are born in sin and condemned because of the sin of Adam (Ro 5:12-14).
Until they come to saving faith in the Promise (Ge 3:15), Christ Jesus, "there is no one
righteous, not even one" (Ro 3:10), "all their good deeds are as filthy rags" (Isa 64:6).
Isa 64:6 is not a verse in isolation and cannot be quoted to universally support that all people, everywhere, all the time are wicked. To do that is to misuse Scripture.
Isaiah does this many times for example...
Isa 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Had Isaiah made an agreement with hell? Had Isaiah made lies his refuge? Had Isaiah hid himself under falsehood? Of course not.
Isa 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Had Isaiah made an agreement with hell? Had Isaiah made lies his refuge? Had Isaiah hid himself under falsehood? Of course not.
Likewise Romans 3:10 is presented with a context that both the "nations" of the Jews and Gentiles are found to be under sin and when Paul makes the statement in Romans 3:10 he is quoting the sentiment found in Ps 14 & 53
Notice that the context of the "none righteous, not one" is in regards to the "fool" who denied God in their heart. It is those people who are filthy and work iniquity.
Notice that the context of the "none righteous, not one" is in regards to the "fool" who denied God in their heart. It is those people who are filthy and work iniquity.
The context of the first three chps of Ro is a righteousness from God (Ro 3:21, 5:17), through faith in Christ Jesus (Ro 3:22), for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Ro 3:23).
Secondly, Paul, who received his revelation from Christ Jesus personally, uses Ps 14 & 53,
in the light of their NT meaning, which differs from their OT meaning, just as the other NT writers,
who were likewise taught the meaning of the Scriptures by Jesus (Lk 24:44-45), used the OT Scriptures
(e.g., Isa 7:14; Hos 11:1; Jer 31:15) in the light of their NT meaning.
It is not for us to tell the NT writers the meaning of OT Scriptures in the light of the NT.
Notice in Hebrews 11 where it speaks of the righteousness of Abel how it connects his righteousness to faith...
which is a gift from God (Ro 5:17), and is not premised on righteous conduct.
In the NT, the righteousness which saves is not one's righteous conduct.
It was the faith of Abel that bore witness that he was a righteous man.
He was commended as righteous because of his offerings, which bore witness to his faith.
You have it backwards.
His faith didn't bear witness that he was righteous,
his righteous deed bore witness of his faith.
Faith is not the result, which then bears witness to a righteousness attained by conduct.
Faith is the cause of righteousness, right standing before God; i.e., justification.,
which righteousness is witness to faith.
Right conduct is not the cause of righteousness, right conduct is the result of the gift of righteousness.
Faith is the cause of righteousness (Ge 15:6).
Righteousness is not the cause of faith.
Compare that to what Paul writes...
Gal 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Genuine righteousness flows out of a genuine faith.
Genuine faith is premised upon the heart truly being yielded to the will of God.
Gal 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Genuine righteousness flows out of a genuine faith.
Genuine faith is premised upon the heart truly being yielded to the will of God.
premised on nothing but God's free grace (Eph 2:8-9).
Geniune faith then produces/effects the heart truly yielded to the will of God.
Faith first, then will yielded to God.
Hence men like Job, Abel, Zacharias and others are righteous simply because they do the right thing from the heart, a heart yielded to the will of God.
They are righteous because they believe (Ge 15:6).
Righteousness is the result of faith,
righteousness is not the cause of faith.
Rom 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Paul refers to those of Jewish descent.
Rom 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. The advantage of the Jew was that they had been given direct instruction from God.
Rom 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. The advantage of the Jew was that they had been given direct instruction from God.
compared to what the NT Church of believers (Jew and Gentile) has in Christ Jesus.
Rom 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Does disobedience to God make faith of none effect? Of course not.
"Faith" (Gr: pistis) also means "faithfulness," which is its obvious meaning in your "faith of God."
The verse states: "shall the unbelief of some make the faithfulness of God without effect?"
In Ro 3:3, Paul is not discussing the faith of believers, he is contrasting the unfaithfulness
of unbelieving Israel with the faithfulness of God (to his righteous character) in keeping his
promise to punish all who disobey the law.
Unbelief is no excuse.
"So that you may be proved right when you speak and overcome when you judge." (Ro 3:4-5)
Rom 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written,
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Unbelief is a lie because it denies the truth of God.
Rom 3:5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) Here Paul is speaking of the national unrighteousness of the Jews and how it clearly gives contrast to the righteousness of God. Yet does such a contrast being made (and how God uses this contrast) mean that God is unjust in judging sinners? Of course not.
Rom 3:6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Rom 3:7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? Is Paul admitting that he is lying here? No. He is simply contrasting lies to truth, sin to righteousness. God uses sin as a contrast to His righteousness.
Rom 3:6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Rom 3:7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? Is Paul admitting that he is lying here? No. He is simply contrasting lies to truth, sin to righteousness. God uses sin as a contrast to His righteousness.
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Paul is speaking of the workers of iniquity BOTH Jew and Gentile. He is not speaking of the righteous, those who abide in the will of God.
Rom 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: The righteousness of God is by the FAITH of Jesus Christ. That is a faith that works by love (Gal 5:6) for it is love that fulfills the law (Rom 13:10). This love is upon those who BELIEVE because those who BELIEVE are abiding in the doctrine of Christ, they abide in the vine without which we can do nothing.
Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; All have sinned, both Jews and Gentiles.
Rom 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: The justification of both Jew and Gentile is freely by the grace of God through the redemption that is IN Jesus Christ.
Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; All have sinned, both Jews and Gentiles.
Rom 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: The justification of both Jew and Gentile is freely by the grace of God through the redemption that is IN Jesus Christ.
it is all a gift of God (Ro 3:21, 5:17) by grace because of Christ's sacrifice for sin; i.e., redemption.
(Ro 3:25)
And this justification/righteousness by forgiveness of sin through faith in Christ Jesus (Ro 3:21-22)
saves us from the wrath of God due on our sin (Ro 5:9) at the Final Judgment.
So not only is justification/righteousness through faith by grace,
but also salvation from the wrath of God (Ro 5:9) is through faith by grace (Eph 2:8-9).
Neither justication/righteousness nor salvation are due to our righteous conduct.
Rather our righteous conduct is the result of them.
Let's not get the cart (righteous conduct) before the horse (faith).
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