The Righteousness of God

God is righteous and so are we. It was this kind of assertion that made religious leaders of the day decide to crucify Christ. He, as far as they were concerned, was considering equality with God which thing was blasphemy at its worst. But God does consider us righteous when he looks at us in the body of His Son. It is not because of our own effort or works that we are made righteous, but the complete work of the cross that Christ continues to do in the hearts and lives of all who have invited him to dwell within. He makes us whole and the wholeness we become is the work he continues to do so long as we allow him. We are therefore the righteousness of God in all respects - in Christ, so to speak.