. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness Confession of Faith, Article 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly goodness and mercy on us, who are guilty and worthy of damnation, giving to us his Son to die, by a most perfect writes, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you'll follow in Jesus' steps, and die to sin and live for righteousness

No one in this life can obey the Ten Commandments perfectly: why then does God want them preached so we may come to know our sinfulness and the more eagerly look to Christ for forgiveness of sins and righteousness stop striving to be renewed more and more after God’s image, until after this life we reach our goal: perfection God's redemptive power at work, causing us to "more eagerly look to Christ for forgiveness of sins and righteousness

do not say to yourself, “The LORD has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you. 5  It is not because of your righteousness swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 6  Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness Egyptian slaves - would associate God's gift of freedom and land as being conditioned upon their own righteousness But God makes it abundantly clear that their righteousness had nothing to do with it.

Only Christ’s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness make me right with God. And I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone. The only resume that matters is that of Jesus Christ and if we claim His satisfaction, holiness, and righteousness not the value of your faith that makes the difference, but the one whom you put your faith in, the perfect

in his final moments: the weight of sin which was not his; paying a debt that he did not incur; the righteous The cross is the perfect example of that truth. Through Jesus’ suffering and death, we see the perfect love that God has for his people. He lived a perfect life; he never sinned.

can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple. 8  Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 12  Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous The second prayer begins in v8 with a straightforward request to lead me, LORD, in your righteousness prayer life: these Biblical prayers remind us that: vengeance belongs to the LORD, not to us; God's righteousness Our Father, my King and my God; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that God will lead you in His righteousness

And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4  in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be with a brutal assessment of what sin has done to mankind and then contrasts our failure with Christ's perfect such good news because the life God gives us depends on the fulfillment of our covenant obligation of perfect In other words, eternal life depends on the righteous requirement of the law being fully met in us. And on our own, weakened by Sarx, we're unable to meet that righteous requirement, and therefore we

we have no access to God except through the one and only Mediator and Intercessor: Jesus Christ the Righteous basis of our own dignity but only on the basis of the excellence and dignity of Jesus Christ, whose righteousness behalf, there's not much that we need to do ourselves; after all, what more can we add to the already perfect

we have no access to God except through the one and only Mediator and Intercessor: Jesus Christ the Righteous basis of our own dignity but only on the basis of the excellence and dignity of Jesus Christ, whose righteousness who represents the people to God, and your confidence before God comes from the fact that you have a perfect and why it's so important, you can cling to its gospel promises because you know your intercessor perfectly

law, and while all other humans are found guilty of transgressions according to that law, Jesus alone perfectly God’s plan of salvation requires a Savior who was born under the law and who perfectly kept the law. Essentially, our redemption is dependent on a perfect human exchanging our sin for his righteousness. Since there are no perfect humans, God provided one for us by sending his Son into the world to bring