Category Archives: Righteousness of God

4
Jan

The law of liberty and God’s righteousness

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.  And Joseph her husband, being a righteous … Continue reading →

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8
Sep

On your Mark 3: Psalm 7 and the Righteousness of God

audio Psalm 7 – ESVBible.org Links to my series on the Righteousness of God Reading Psalm 7 one morning recently, I was struck by the fact that both 3 and 7 are from the story of David fleeing from Jerusalem. … Continue reading →

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16
Mar

God’s righteousness, redux

I was listening to Romans tonight and something hit me for the first time in chapter 15. I had read the verse and yet missed it. (Aside: eyes are far more deceitful than ears.) For I tell you that Christ … Continue reading →

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1
Jan

Series Post: The Righteousness of God and our Salvation

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21
Nov

The Righteousness of God and the NT context

So more from here: The second plenary address—delivered by Frank Thielman, Presbyterian professor of divinity at Beeson Divnity School—focused on Romans 1:16-17. Thielman offered a mediating position that suggested several intended meanings from Paul for the contested and consequential phrase … Continue reading →

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8
Sep

John Calvin on the Righteousness of God

My colleague Jayson Grieser points to Calvin’s comments on Psalm 5:8: “The righteousness of God. . . in this passage, as in many others, is to be understood of his faithfulness and mercy which he shows in defending and preserving … Continue reading →

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25
Aug

God’s righteousness or the righteousness of–wink, FROM, wink–God?

For the record, Paul does write about a “righteousness from God” in Phillipians 3.9. And tellingly it takes him three words to do so, with ek for “from.” The same is true of First Corinthians 1.30. But the new defensiveness … Continue reading →

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22
Aug

Repost: God’s Righteousness, 1

I’ll start with an extract I have already quoted from (originally pointed out by Jeff Meyers): Elijah had come to God and said, “Lord, You promised. I believe this is Your word. It must be so. Let it be so … Continue reading →

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18
Feb

Romans, Righteousness, and Psalm 98

I suggest that the content of Ps 98:1-3 was clearly in Paul’s mind when he dictated Rom 1:16-17 to Tertius. Paul mentions power in Rom 1:16 under the influence of the phrase his right hand in Ps 98:1b. God’s right … Continue reading →

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22
Jan

Say it with me slowly: thee – AW – di – see

Paul begins his argument in Romans 1 with a quotation from Habakkuk  and climaxes his argument in Romans 11 with a praise from Job. You know what this means.  Don’t feel ashamed.  Paul didn’t.

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