Righteousness

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Righteousness Justification

• I. Words for Righteousness Justification.
• dike - right, custom, just, Greek goddess
  of justice.
• dikaios - one who is righteous, just or
  observes divine laws.
• dikaioo - to make someone righteous.
• dikaiosune - the abstract quality of
  rightness.

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Righteousness Justification

• II. Two Uses of Righteousness Justification.
• A. Behavior expected by God. (I John
  37 Luke 16 II Peter 28
  Hebrews 1133 Matthew 315).

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Righteousness Justification

• II. Two Uses of Righteousness Justification.
• B. Ones legal status before God. (Romans
  310 320 Galatians 216 311 Philippians
  36 I Timothy 115 Galatians 321
  Luke 189 I Corinthians 44 Romans 930-103).

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Righteousness Justification

• III. Gods Righteousness.
• A. We should seek righteousness. (Matthew
  633 56 I Timothy 611 II Timothy 222
  Romans 117 321,22 Matthew 633).

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Righteousness Justification

• III. Gods Righteousness.
• B. How does Gods righteousness come to us?
  (Romans 324 Titus 34-7 Romans 326 45
  836 59 I Corinthians 611 Galatians 217
  Romans 328 51 Galatians 216 324
  Philippians 37-9 Galatians 54 Titus 35).

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Righteousness Justification

• III. Gods Righteousness.
• C. Paul James. (Romans 42 James 224,25).
• D. Gods righteousness requires obedience.
  (Romans 616 Acts 1035 Romans
  613 618 Matthew 520 Titus 35
  I John 229 II Timothy 316).