How do we know that our righteousness comes from Christ?
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Our righteousness is from Christ because He fulfills the law perfectly, and His righteousness is imputed to believers by faith.
The assurance of our righteousness stemming from Christ is rooted in the doctrine of justification. Romans 8 indicates that Christ condemned sin in the flesh, allowing His righteousness to be imputed to us. This imputation means that God views us as righteous because of Christ's finished work on the cross. Believers are not justified by their own adherence to the law but by faith in Jesus, who fulfilled the law's requirements on our behalf. The righteousness of the law is thus fulfilled in us as we walk not according to the flesh but by the Spirit, highlighting the critical distinction between our works and Christ’s work for salvation.
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