Romans 3:20-22
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Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
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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:
Philippians 3:8-11
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8 [/SUP]Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
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9 [/SUP]And be found in him,
not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ,
the righteousness which is of God by faith:
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10 [/SUP]That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
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11 [/SUP]If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Romans 10:2-7
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2 [/SUP]For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
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For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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4 [/SUP]For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
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5 [/SUP]For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
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6 [/SUP]But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above
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7 [/SUP]Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
Galatians 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
The definition of Righteousness is what Christians are concerned with. They are dead to sin so the definiton of it is pretty much meaning-less.