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How do we know Jesus is our righteous representative?

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Scripture teaches that Jesus fulfills all righteousness on our behalf, allowing us to be credited with His righteousness through faith.

The concept of Jesus as our righteous representative is rooted in the idea of imputed righteousness, where believers are considered righteous because of their union with Christ. In Matthew 3:15, Jesus states that it is necessary for Him 'to fulfill all righteousness.' He, who is already righteous, acts not for His own sake but for ours, effectively keeping the law perfectly on our behalf. This fulfills the demands of God’s justice, allowing us to stand before God not on our own merits, but clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Philippians 3:9 highlights this by stating, '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.'
Scripture References: Matthew 3:15, Philippians 3:9, Romans 5:19

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