Dictionary entry

Righteousness

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Is obedience to God's law De 6:25; Ro 10:5; Lu 1:6; Ps 1:2

God loves Ps 11:7

God looks for Isa 5:7

CHRIST

Is the Sun of Mal 4:2

Loves Ps 45:7; Heb 1:9

Was girt with Isa 11:5

Put on, as breast-plate Isa 59:17

Was sustained by Isa 59:16

Preached Ps 40:9

Fulfilled all Mt 3:15

Is made to his people 1Co 1:30

Is the end of the law for Ro 10:4

Has brought in everlasting Da 9:24

Shall judge with Ps 72:2; Isa 11:4; Ac 17:31; Re 19:11

Shall reign in Ps 45:6; Isa 32:1; Heb 1:8

Shall execute Ps 99:4; Jer 23:6

None, by nature have Job 15:14; Ps 14:3; Ro 3:10

Cannot come by the law Ga 2:21; 3:21

No justification by works of Ro 3:20; 9:31,32; Ga 2:16

No salvation by works of Eph 2:8,9; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:5

Unregenerate man seeks justification by works of Lu 18:9; Ro 10:3

The blessing of God is not to be attributed to our works of De 9:5

SAINTS

Have, in Christ Isa 45:24; 54:17; 2Co 5:21

Have, imputed Ro 4:11,22

Are covered with the robe of Isa 61:10

Receive, from God Ps 24:5

Are renewed in Eph 4:24

Are led in the paths of Ps 23:3

Are servants of Ro 6:16,18

Characterised by Ge 18:25; Ps 1:5,6

Know Isa 51:7

Do 1Jo 2:29; 3:7

Work, by faith Heb 11:33

Follow after Isa 51:1

Put on Job 29:14

Wait for the hope of Ga 5:5

Pray for the spirit of Ps 51:10

Hunger and thirst after Mt 5:6

Walk before God in 1Ki 3:6

Offer the sacrifice of Ps 4:5; 51:19

Put no trust in their own Php 3:6-8

Count their own, as filthy rags Isa 64:6

Should seek Zep 2:3

Should live in Tit 2:12; 1Pe 2:24

Should serve God in Lu 1:75

Should yield their members as instruments of Ro 6:13

Should yield their members servants to Ro 6:19

Should have on the breast-plate of Eph 6:14

Shall receive a crown of 2Ti 4:8

Shall see God's face in Ps 17:15

Of saints endures forever Ps 112:3,9; 2Co 9:9

An evidence of the new birth 1Jo 2:29

The kingdom of God is Ro 14:17

The fruit of the Spirit is in all Eph 5:9

The Scriptures instruct in 2Ti 3:16

Judgments designed to lead to Isa 26:9

Chastisements yield the fruit of Heb 12:11

Has no fellowship with unrighteousness 2Co 6:14

MINISTERS SHOULD

Be preachers of 2Pe 2:5

Reason of Ac 24:25

Follow after 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:22

Be clothed with Ps 132:9

Be armed with 2Co 6:7

Pray for the fruit of, in their people 2Co 9:10; Php 1:11

Keep saints in the right way Pr 11:5; 13:6

Judgment should be executed in Le 19:15

THEY WHO WALK IN, AND FOLLOW

Are righteous 1Jo 3:7

Are the excellent of the earth Ps 16:3; Pr 12:26

Are accepted with God Ac 10:35

Are loved by God Ps 146:8; Pr 15:9

Are blessed by God Ps 5:12

Are heard by God Lu 18:7; Jas 5:16

Are objects of God's watchful care Job 36:7; Ps 34:15; Pr 10:3; 1Pe 3:12

Are tried by God Ps 11:5

Are exalted by God Job 36:7

Dwell in security Isa 33:15,16

Are bold as a lion Pr 28:1

Are delivered out of all troubles Ps 34:19; Pr 11:8

Are never forsaken by God Ps 37:25

Are abundantly provided for Pr 13:25; Mt 6:25-33

Are enriched Ps 112:3; Pr 15:6

Think and desire good Pr 11:23; 12:5

Know the secret of the Lord Ps 25:14; Pr 3:32

Have their prayers heard Ps 34:17; Pr 15:29; 1Pe 3:12

Have their desires granted Pr 10:24

Find it with life and honour Pr 21:21

Shall hold on their way Job 17:9

Shall never be moved Ps 15:2,5; 55:22; Pr 10:30; 12:3

Shall be ever remembered Ps 112:6

Shall flourish as a branch Pr 11:28

Shall be glad in the Lord Ps 64:10

Brings its own reward Pr 11:18; Isa 3:10

Tends to life Pr 11:19; 12:28

The work of, shall be peace Isa 32:17

The effect of, shall be quietness and assurance for ever Isa 32:17

Is a crown of glory to the aged Pr 16:31

THE WICKED

Are far from Ps 119:150; Isa 46:12

Are free from Ro 6:20

Are enemies of Ac 13:10

Leave off Am 5:7; Ps 36:3

Follow not after Ro 9:30

Do not 1Jo 3:10

Do not obey Ro 2:8; 2Th 2:12

Love lying rather than Ps 52:3

Make mention of God, not it Isa 48:1

Though favoured, will not learn Isa 26:10; Ps 106:43

Speak contemptuously against those who follow Ps 31:18; Mt 27:39-44

Hate those who follow Ps 34:21

Slay those who follow Ps 37:32; 1Jo 3:12; Mt 23:35

Should break off their sins by Da 4:27

Should awake to 1Co 15:34

Should sow to themselves in Ho 10:12

Vainly wish to die as those who follow Nu 23:10

The throne of kings established by Pr 16:12; 25:5

Nations exalted by Pr 14:34

BLESSEDNESS OF

Having imputed, without works Ro 4:6

Doing Ps 106:3

Hungering and thirsting after Mt 5:6

Suffering for 1Pe 3:14

Being persecuted for Mt 5:10

Turning others to Da 12:3

Promised to the Church Isa 32:16; 45:8; 61:11; 62:1

Promised to saints Isa 60:21; 61:3

Exemplified

Jacob Ge 30:33

David 2Sa 22:21

Zacharias Lu 1:6

Abel Heb 11:4

Lot 2Pe 2:8