is faith itself that justifies us— for faith is only the instrument by which we embrace Christ, our righteousness But Jesus Christ is our righteousness in making available to us all his merits and all the holy works

hand. 11 After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous As we looked at yesterday, he was perfect, he committed no sins.

God gave Adam life, and in return, Adam must perfectly obey God. Even if you somehow could perfectly keep God's law on your own (which you can't), you would still be This new Adam, Jesus Christ, perfectly kept God's covenantal obligations, and thereby earned eternal body and soul, in life and in death, to your faithful Savior Jesus Christ, you have a faithful and perfect It's through "the obedience of the one man [Jesus] the many [including you] will be made righteous (v19

He is our mediator, and with his innocence and perfect holiness he removes from God’s sight my sin—mine way that the Torah describes it over and over, the animals offered to atone for sin had to be without defect You were born into God's covenant with Adam in which you only gain ongoing life if you perfectly obey AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our holy and perfectly righteous Father, who justly requires unblemished obedience ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for your mediator who had no defects

He is our mediator, and with his innocence and perfect holiness he removes from God’s sight my sin—mine But you can be confident that you have perfect representation before the throne of God in heaven, because In order for Jesus to be your perfect mediator, v17 indicates that 'He had to be made like his brothers friend and example in life is certainly important, but be sure to first of all know Jesus can be your perfect Jesus is able to be this perfect mediator because He was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

that our blessedness lies in the forgiveness of our sins because of Jesus Christ, and that in it our righteousness God is contained, as David and Paul teach us when they declare that man blessed to whom God grants righteousness

Can you live up to all this (God's Law) perfectly? A. No. enables spiritual growth in the life of the believer, however none of us will reach a point of complete righteousness WILL: Help me to recognize and confess my own sin, and strengthen me with the Spirit to trust in the righteousness

We're not perfect by any means, but we're a whole lot better than most. James sets us straight here with a reminder of how far we are from meeting God's perfect standard. AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who expects nothing less than perfection; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for being given Christ's perfection, and pray for the wisdom

you to a spirit of joy and re-aligns your life with His will so that your tongue will sing of God's righteousness That much is true: none of us have the righteousness required to come into communion with a God who is perfectly holy and who will not tolerate sin!

riches come from knowing Him: knowing that He is the LORD, that He exercises kindness, justice and righteousness AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness