How do we know the righteousness of Christ is essential for salvation?
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The righteousness of Christ is essential as it meets the perfect standard required by God's law, which believers cannot fulfill on their own.
According to Matthew 5:20, Jesus asserts that unless our righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. This emphasizes the perfect righteousness required by God, which cannot be achieved through human efforts or adherence to the law. The only righteousness acceptable to God is the imputed righteousness of Christ, who fulfilled the law perfectly. Romans 10:4 further clarifies that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes, underscoring the necessity of relying on His righteousness alone for salvation.
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