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Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

What do you understand by this word “ righteousness”,? It means a right standing with God, without sin or blemish,spotless in all ramifications.Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. There is a lifting and exaltation to any people who attains righteouness. There is a lifting and exaltation to any people who attains this standard.

Alas! no man has been able to attain to God standard of righteousness, hence the lamentation in the book of Isaiah is undertandable. See Isaiah64:6, but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.Difference between righteousness and holiness. We are encourage to be holy in the book of1 Peter 1:16, Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Any object or thing set apart for the use of God can also be holy like exodus3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where on thou standest is holy ground. This is important

Man, thing or object can be holy because anything set apart for the use of God is declared holy.1 Peter 1:15, But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Man can attain holiness but not righteousnesRighteousness is without sin and standing blameless before the most high God. This is not obtainable so what happens?

Matthew 22:8-13 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Righteousness is a gift Romans 5:17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) If it takes one man for death to pass unto all men it is only fair that it will also take one man for life to pass unto all men; the choice lies with us. The first Adam introduced death into man and the last Adam introduced life eternal into man.1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. There is no place in the bible that echoes this choice that is before usl like the book of Deuteronomy 30:19, I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. The parable of the wedding feast shows a place of eternal glory, but you need a “pass”, and that “pass”, is a wedding garment, and that wedding garment is the lord Jesus, a spiritual garment that clothes us and all God sees thereafter, is his son. Therefore, the bible encourages us in the book of Romans13:14, to put on Jesus christ. No man who comes to God through Jesus has something [humilty] to boast about, for all boastings is in christ jesus and all victories is in him. For in him we move and have our very existence. it behoolves the believer to know this as we await his coming.

MARANATHA!

All quotation, from [KJV,]

The Christian theory from Paul has always been to relegate righteousness/works and elevate grace in Jesus!

Job was righteous/godly and yet this didn't stop his children from dying and properties destroyed!

interesting ..... good any very complimenting to read and digest

itu404:
Isaiah 64:6

You nova even start to talk you don dey call Isaiah? Who is Isaiah?

Itu404 "man cannot attain righteousness" yet Noah was called righteous and Abraham attained it by his faith, what of Job and Daniel commended by God for being righteous?

Righteousness is the effort you apply to do the will of God
Abraham was known for his righteousness because he hears and does what ever God wants him to do.
Abraham didn't read the Bible we read today nor go to church but has a good relationship with God and can hear God speaks and apply effort to do the will of God. That's why He is known as father of righteousness.
You can't find righteousness today because people can't hear God by themselves so they rather depend on their pastors, prophets and anybody they believe his man of God but not knowing that the greatest miracle and deliverance of all is your ability to hear God speaks to you directly .

I learned something about that garment. I realize its connected to the other verse where it says to put on Christ.

Righteousness is truly a gift.

AntiChristian:
The Christian theory from Paul has always been to relegate righteousness/works and elevate grace in Jesus!

Job was righteous/godly and yet this didn't stop his children from dying and properties destroyed!

Just to answer you because I know say you be devu pikin.

That is not true!

Paul did no such thing. He only clearly understood that no amount of righteousness or works can save man, without man acknowledging his Saviour and living in the Love and help (grace) of his Saviour that is if he accepts that Jesus is his Saviour.

Anything else is a nullity.


And for Job, you could not say his godliness did not save him, for it did.

And for children and properties, not a problem for they were replaced with even bigger and better, so no problems there.

vdestro:
Just to answer you because I know say you be devu pikin.

That is not true!

Paul did no such thing. He only clearly understood that no amount of righteousness or works can save man, without man acknowledging his Saviour and living in the Love and help (grace) of his Saviour that is if he accepts that Jesus is his Saviour.

Anything else is a nullity.


And for Job, you could not say his godliness did not save him, for it did.

And for children and properties, not a problem for they were replaced with even bigger and better, so no problems there.

Abeg no mind antichristians and atheists. They are only doing their jobs, while we do ours in Christ Jesus

itu404:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

What do you understand by this word “ righteousness”,? It means a right standing with God, without sin or blemish,spotless in all ramifications.Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. There is a lifting and exaltation to any people who attains righteouness. There is a lifting and exaltation to any people who attains this standard.

Alas! no man has been able to attain to God standard of righteousness, hence the lamentation in the book of Isaiah is undertandable. See Isaiah64:6, but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.Difference between righteousness and holiness. We are encourage to be holy in the book of1 Peter 1:16, Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Any object or thing set apart for the use of God can also be holy like exodus3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where on thou standest is holy ground. This is important

Man, thing or object can be holy because anything set apart for the use of God is declared holy.1 Peter 1:15, But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Man can attain holiness but not righteousnesRighteousness is without sin and standing blameless before the most high God. This is not obtainable so what happens?

Matthew 22:8-13 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Righteousness is a gift Romans 5:17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) If it takes one man for death to pass unto all men it is only fair that it will also take one man for life to pass unto all men; the choice lies with us. The first Adam introduced death into man and the last Adam introduced life eternal into man.1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. There is no place in the bible that echoes this choice that is before usl like the book of Deuteronomy 30:19, I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. The parable of the wedding feast shows a place of eternal glory, but you need a “pass”, and that “pass”, is a wedding garment, and that wedding garment is the lord Jesus, a spiritual garment that clothes us and all God sees thereafter, is his son. Therefore, the bible encourages us in the book of Romans13:14, to put on Jesus christ. No man who comes to God through Jesus has something [humilty] to boast about, for all boastings is in christ jesus and all victories is in him. For in him we move and have our very existence. it behoolves the believer to know this as we await his coming.

MARANATHA!

All quotation, from [KJV,]

You are talking rubbish!

Did God not call Noah, Job and Daniel Righteous?

It thus means man and even men have attained Righteousness by God's Standard as God Himself declared.

So the Isaiah you are referring to is about man's standard of righteousness which of course is complete and utter rubbish in the eyes of God.

Chienex24:
Abeg no mind antichristians and atheists. They are only doing their jobs, while we do ours in Christ Jesus

Yes oo but if you do not speak up to correct them which is also our job, some people would be deceived thinking they are correct.

For the sake of those souls, you must.