Our righteousness and justification in Christ Jesus
The declaration of righteousness is best understood in "Paul's gospel." The apostle gives one of the most comprehensive explanations of our righteousness, which is central to the gospel, in his letters to the Galatians and the one of the most comprehensive explanations of our righteousness {justification} at the heart of the Gospel in his letters to the Galatians and Romans. The great transition: "But now" Paul declares in Romans 3:21 that "now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed". These words mark one of Scripture's most glorious transitions—from humanity's hopeless condemnation to God's gracious justification . The law points out sin, but it cannot save us. But God has prepared us a plan: he created and brought us a righteousness that will save us, apart from the law, apart from our own earning and deserving, apart from our own merits. ... The Divine Exchange God's solution to our sin and conde...