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The so called old testament had many righteous servants of God. Even Job is called righteous by God Himself so there is no need for imputed righteousness. It is written that God would raise up a righteous shoot like David. David was righteous as well. Noah and Daniel were also called righteous. It is written that those who serve the Lord are righteous and those who do not are wicked. So when Jesus said to serve God and worship Him in spirit and truth He was describing those who would be righteous because He said those who are truthful by the word of God are righteous.
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"Job 1:1 NIV
1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Ezekiel 14:14 NIV
14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. "Then you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked. Between those who serve God and those who do not serve Him."
"In days to come I shall raise up a righteous shoot to David"
"Worship God alone Him alone shall you serve."
"God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth"
"Whoever seeks the glory of the One who sent him is truthful and there is no unrighteousness in him."
"Whoever acts in truth comes to the light so his deeds are revealed as works of God."
yes Job was right-minded but his works didnt save him
12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.
12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.
Genesis 15:16 Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:3 What does Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Imputed righteousness. Case closed.
If you're depending on your own righteousness to save you, you're wrong.
One piece of misunderstood scripture. Abraham served God and as scripture says those who serve God are righteous. Believing is as Jesus said, doing the works of God.
"The man who believes in me me shall do the works I do."
"By your words you'll be justified and by your words you'll be condemned."
``In the days to come I will raise up a shoot to David ``Jeremiah 23:5 , as God is prophesying the righteousness of Jesus Christ as in verse 6 says `He will be called `` the Lord our righteousness``......................In the Old Testament there were 144,000 people who where righteous through the law and obedient to God to be saved through the Lamb of God ...... Christianity people will be righteous by obedience to the commands of Christ , and being lead in the Spirit of God , where the laws in the bible are just a outline for the heart of God which the spirit of God will be inbred with
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