Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Galatians 3:11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of G-d, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
If we get too focused on "us" and how pleased G-d should be with "us," we will find ourselves on very dangerous ground. We've all heard someone that just has to tell us how many versions of the bible they have or how many hours of religious television they watch. When we feel G-d should count our self-righteousness acceptable, when we make our pious observations as morality monitors, we have determined our own definition of justification. G-d's Word is clear in definition, in expectation, in Truth. The righteous are not the ones that establish the rules or set the standard. The righteous are those that believe the Word is still the Word of the Living G-d, that saves, heals, and delivers. It is those that live by faith that G-d defines as "the righteous."
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