God's righteousness is confirmed through His promises and the faithfulness of Christ, who embodies that righteousness and offers it to believers.
The assurance of God's righteousness is intricately tied to the person and work of Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul writes about a righteousness that is apart from the law, revealed in the gospel, and rooted in faith in Christ (Romans 3:21-22). As believers, we trust that we are seen as righteous before God not by our works, but by the imputed righteousness of Christ, who became sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21). This righteousness is not a subjective feeling but a firm standing established by God's unchanging character and His fulfilled promises. Therefore, believers can confidently rely on God's righteousness as true and eternal.
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