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Deuteronomy 6:25 NLT For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us.’
Romans 5:17 NLT For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
In Deuteronomy, righteousness is earned when we obey all of God’s commands. In Romans, righteousness is freely given as a gift to everyone who believes in Jesus.
At first glance, it looks like a contradiction, but it’s not. In Deuteronomy, God gave flawed mankind the impossible task of keeping all of His commands in order to be righteous. He knew it was impossible which is why He sent Jesus.
Because Jesus’ seed was not corrupted with sin, He was able to live a perfect sinless life and He was able to keep the entire law of Moses. Since He was sinless, He was innocent. However, that innocent sinless man was sentenced to death. The death of an innocent man who fulfilled the law was THE payment for sin.
Our belief in Jesus fulfilling the law for us and innocently dying for our sin awarded us a free gift. That gift was righteousness (right standing with God).
Nothing we could ever do could make us righteous. Only our belief in Jesus makes us righteous.
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