What is the Bible definition of righteousness?
Jesus said, when defeating Satan by using God's armor, "It
is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God!" (Matthew
4:4). Satan had just asked Jesus, Who was on the brink of
starvation, to miraculously turn stones into warm, fragrant
bread to eat. Christ countered Satan's evil thrust into
Christ's mind, trying to tempt Jesus to give in to the power
of the devil, by the Word of God. Christ, through forty days
and nights of fasting and prayer, was heavily armored
against Satan's darts and spears.
"Every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" means
the entire "testimony" of God. It means all the Bible.
God's Word clearly points out what is "righteousness." It is
living by every word of God (Matthew 4:4); living according
to God's perfect law; living the life of Christ; living a
life of faith, of love, and of obedience! |