JESUS IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 CHRIST ALONE

SEPTEMBER 17

JESUS IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

this is his name whereby he shall be called, 

  THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
                                             Jeremiah 23:6.

By nature, there is none righteous; no, not one. 

Of ourselves we never can produce a righteousness

  to justify us in the sight of God. 

Yet we must have a righteousness that will meet 

  all the requirements of the law,

  or God never will, never can, pronounce us just. 

How, then, can we obtain such a righteousness?

Jesus produced it by his obedience unto death.

The gospel reveals it for our acceptance.

Faith embraces it, and God pronounces it ours.
It is imputed to our persons.
It is placed to our account.

Thus we are made righteous.
Then we are pronounced righteous.
Then we are treated as righteous.

Our righteousness is in Jesus; and, 

  being united to his person, 

  we are made the righteousness of God in him. 

We must never look for the cause of our justification 

  in ourselves, but in Jesus. 

If conscience accuses us, we must plead against its 

  accusations what Jesus did and suffered. 

If Satan tempts and harasses us,

   we must still look to Jesus. 

If we think of death, or the judgment,

 we must still rest on the finished work of Jesus, 

  and expect to be justified for his sake.

By the disobedience of the first Adam 

   we were made sinners, 

and by the obedience of the second Adam 

   we are made righteous. 

Christ is now the end of the law for righteousness 

 to every one that believes. 

And by him all that believe are justified from all things. 

To such, God will not impute sin. 

To such, God imputes Christ's perfect 

  righteousness without works. 

In the matter of our justification, it is CHRIST ALONE.

Not Christ and our works;
not Christ and our experience;
not Christ and our sufferings;
but CHRIST ALONE.

In our justification, Christ is all. 

He performs the work, and we enjoy the benefit.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, 

  who of God is made unto us wisdom, 

    and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, 

    and redemption:            1 Corinthians 1:30

JAMES SMITH 1855