Christ is our righteousness because He perfectly fulfilled the law and bore our sins, granting us His righteousness through faith.
The assurance of Christ as our righteousness is rooted in His perfect life and sacrificial death. Scripture emphasizes that 'Christ is the end of the law for righteousness' (Romans 10:4). He lived a sinless life, meeting all divine standards, and willingly took upon Himself the sins of His people, as noted in Isaiah 53:5. When we place our faith in Him, we do not achieve righteousness through our own merit but receive it freely by grace. This transformation is beautifully encapsulated in 2 Corinthians 5:21, which states, 'For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.' Therefore, believers find their identity and assurance not in their works but solely in Christ's redemptive work.
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