No one will enter into heaven that does not posses the righteousness of Christ and has been justified by Christ.
"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: it is the power of God to every one that has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written" "He who has faith shall live." Romans 1:16, 17. (RSV.
There are two kinds of righteousness. There is the righteousness of God and there is the righteousness of man. Jesus is the righteousness of God incarnate in human flesh. This righteousness is totally and completely outside of us and is ours only by faith. It is not infused into us as Catholics teach. It is imputed to us who believe the Gospel. The righteousness of Christ is to our account, we cannot posses it yet because we are still in these sinful Adamic bodies.
The Holy Spirit is the down payment of righteousness.
"For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain and not on they, but ourselves also which have the FIRST FRUITS of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our bodies" Romans 8:22, 23.
The righteousness of man is what the Pharisees had. They thought that if they kept the law they could become righteous. The Bible does not teach that righteousness comes by doing or keeping the law or doing good works.
"Now to him that does no works, but believes on him (Jesus) that justifies the ungodly his faith (not his works) are counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5.
Jesus justifies the ungodly by doing for them that which they cannot do for themselves because they are sinners, Romans 3:26. He is our justifier.
Some think that James contradicts Romans 4:5. James was a Judaizer, a Judaizer is one that believes in Jesus, but also believes that you must keep the law of Moses, Acts 15:21. It is one of the first New Testament books. James had not yet learned the Gospel and justification by faith as taught by Paul.
Faith, not works, obedience or religion counts for righteousness. When a repentant sinner comes to Christ to be saved by him, God seals him with the Holy Spirit and places him in Christ.
"In whom you also trusted after you heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation: in whom after that you believed, you were SEALED with the Holy Spirit of promise" Ephesians 1:13.
At that time you receive all that there is to receive. God now sees you as perfect and complete in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 2:10. The righteousness of Christ is to your account and will become yours when he appears. All that Jesus is and all that Jesus has done will become ours at his appearing. In Jesus Christ we have been justified, sanctified and redeemed, 1 Corinthians 1:30. All because we have faith and are not trusting in works, obedience or religion to save us.
"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: it is the power of God to every one that has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written" "He who has faith shall live." Romans 1:16, 17. (RSV.
There are two kinds of righteousness. There is the righteousness of God and there is the righteousness of man. Jesus is the righteousness of God incarnate in human flesh. This righteousness is totally and completely outside of us and is ours only by faith. It is not infused into us as Catholics teach. It is imputed to us who believe the Gospel. The righteousness of Christ is to our account, we cannot posses it yet because we are still in these sinful Adamic bodies.
The Holy Spirit is the down payment of righteousness.
"For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain and not on they, but ourselves also which have the FIRST FRUITS of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our bodies" Romans 8:22, 23.
The righteousness of man is what the Pharisees had. They thought that if they kept the law they could become righteous. The Bible does not teach that righteousness comes by doing or keeping the law or doing good works.
"Now to him that does no works, but believes on him (Jesus) that justifies the ungodly his faith (not his works) are counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5.
Jesus justifies the ungodly by doing for them that which they cannot do for themselves because they are sinners, Romans 3:26. He is our justifier.
Some think that James contradicts Romans 4:5. James was a Judaizer, a Judaizer is one that believes in Jesus, but also believes that you must keep the law of Moses, Acts 15:21. It is one of the first New Testament books. James had not yet learned the Gospel and justification by faith as taught by Paul.
Faith, not works, obedience or religion counts for righteousness. When a repentant sinner comes to Christ to be saved by him, God seals him with the Holy Spirit and places him in Christ.
"In whom you also trusted after you heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation: in whom after that you believed, you were SEALED with the Holy Spirit of promise" Ephesians 1:13.
At that time you receive all that there is to receive. God now sees you as perfect and complete in his Son Jesus Christ, Colossians 2:10. The righteousness of Christ is to your account and will become yours when he appears. All that Jesus is and all that Jesus has done will become ours at his appearing. In Jesus Christ we have been justified, sanctified and redeemed, 1 Corinthians 1:30. All because we have faith and are not trusting in works, obedience or religion to save us.