as the manifestation of God, who is the righteousness in Christ given to
IV. God is righteous in the blood of Jesus His Son—1 John 1:7, 9:
A. God is faithful in His word (v. 10) and righteous in the blood of Jesus His
Son. B. His word is the word of the truth of His gospel (Eph. 1:13), which tells us
that He will forgive us our sins because of Christ (Acts 10:43); the blood of Christ has fulfilled His righteous requirements that He might forgive us our sins (Matt. 26:28). C. To forgive us is to release us from the offense of our sins, whereas to cleanse
us is to wash us from the stain of our unrighteousness. V. Righteousness is related to the kingdom of God—Rom. 14:17:
A. The church life is the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of God is
righteousness. B. God's throne is established with righteousness as the foundation—Psa. 89:14. C. Where God's righteousness is, there His kingdom is also—Isa. 32:1; Heb.
1:8-9. D. In the Old Testament, righteousness is often synonymous with the kingdom.
E. Where there is righteousness, everything is headed up in a proper way; this is
the kingdom. F. Righteousness first issues in the image of God, and then righteousness
establishes the kingdom of God:
1. In Romans 8 we have righteousness and God's image. 2. In Romans 14 we have righteousness and God's kingdom. 3. Both the image and the kingdom are based on righteousness. G. To say that righteousness will dwell in the new heavens and new earth (2 Pet.
3:13) means that everything will be in order, headed up, and regulated: 1. Everything will be governed, controlled, and under the proper rule, for the throne of God, the kingdom, the divine administration, will be there. 2. The result will be peace and joy. ‹‹ Day 5 & Day 6 ›› VI. In Revelation 19:7-8 we see the righteousness of the bride:
A. There are two aspects of Christ being righteousness to the believers:
1. The first aspect is to be the believers' righteousness for them to be justified before God objectively at the time of their repenting unto God and believing into Christ—Rom. 3:24-26; Acts 13:39; Gal. 3:24b, 27. 2. The second aspect is to be the believers' righteousness lived out of them as the manifestation of God, who is the righteousness in Christ given to