Tell me, as a baptized into the faith Christian, what is righteous in Gods eyes?
That's not a rhetorical or sarcastic question -- I'm being sincere.
A follower of Christ. Because of His death on the cross, we have been made righteous.
21 He made Him who aknew no sin to be bsin on our behalf, so that we might become the crighteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels (Isaiah 61:10) .
There is no person who is or ever was righteous except for Christ.
When we put our faith in Him,we are clothed in Christ’s righteousness. It is credited to our account and God sees us as righteous as Christ because He sees us through the blood of Christ.
It’s an imputed righteousness, credited to our account.
Yes, we can do things that please God, but we cannot be rightous as we need to be nor can we ever be as righteous in this life as we want to be.
It sounds discouraging but it also forces us to trust in Him for our righteousness and we know that we can trust Him.