What does it meant to be righteous?

Question

How are you right with God? What makes you pleasing to God? What do we do that keeps us on the path to Heaven?

Answer 1

you are made righteous through Jesus alone
Phil 3:9

Answer 2

However, according to one dictionary, “righteous” means “just, upright, virtuous; guiltless, sinless; conforming to the precepts of divine law or accepted standards of morality; acting rightly or justly.” Would you not delight in a law or standard that embraces such fine characteristics?

5 Regarding the quality of righteousness, the Encyclopaedia Judaica observes: “Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships.” God’s righteousness, for example, is not simply an inward or personal quality that he possesses, such as his holiness and purity. Rather, it is an expression of his nature in ways that are right and just. It might be said that because Jehovah is holy and pure, everything he does and everything emanating from him is righteous. As the Bible says, “Jehovah is righteous in all his ways and loyal in all his works.”—Psalm 145:17.

Jehovah God loves the righteous and dearly cares for them. In his Word, the Bible, he exhorts true worshipers to seek righteousness, "Seek Jehovah, all YOU meek ones of the earth, who have practiced His own judicial decision. Seek righteousness, seek meekness." (Zephaniah 2:3.)

Seek God’s Righteousness. Jesus admonished his hearers: “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33.) A person needs to keep seeking the Kingdom.

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Answer 3

The Hebrew tse′dheq and tsedha·qah′ as well as the Greek di·kai·o·sy′ne have the thought of “rectitude,” “uprightness,” indicating a standard or norm determining what is upright. “Righteousness” is frequently used in connection with a judge, or with judgment, giving the term a somewhat legal flavor (hence, the original-language terms are at times translated “justice”). (Ps 35:24; 72:2; 96:13; Isa 11:4; Re 19:11) In the Mosaic Law, at Leviticus 19:36, tse′dheq is used four times in connection with business transactions.
Righteousness is measured by conformity to God’s will and his commands. His specific commands may vary from one time to another and from one person to another—his command to Noah to build an ark has never been repeated nor does his command regarding circumcision apply to Christians.
A person can be termed “righteous” if they fulfill their proper obligations, are just, impartial, honest, not guilty of wrongdoing or immorality, hence one known for integrity of conduct and uprightness.
Only a small number of Christians are awarded heavenly life. Jesus called them a "little flock". The billions of other Christians who do not get that reward, will remain forever here on earth, with the "little flock" of heavenly ones ruling over the meek ones who inherit the earth just as Psalms 37:9-11 promises us--"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."

Answer 4

Don't you think doing good things for people makes you feel good? When you hold the door open for the elderly, or pick up something a child you don't know has dropped, that doesn't make you feel nice? It is the li'l things ( and big ) that show God that He is our guide.
I believe I am right with God ( and anyone else might feel the same ) because I have learned the commandments and sins, and have vowed to Him that I will no longer sin. To prove to Him that I will be first with Him, rather than the will of man kind. I know I please God, because I know there is none like Him. He graces me with what I have "earned", by being good by Him. I ask and I receive, because He truly knows my intentions are good. And I have true faith in Him. I say thank you to Him for every li'l thing, every morning, for food, every evening for a lovely day, and when my family is together and we are laughing enjoying life, I know this is what God wants for me. The path to heaven is simple darling, to love thy neighbor, to love thy family but above all~ to love and have unwavering faith in God, that He will take care of everything.

Answer 5

Righteousness only comes through accepting Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice for our sin. We are all imperfect and flawed and nothing we can do will ever give us righteousness. Only the righteousness of Jesus can cover our sin and make us right with God. After we have internalized that then we can set about the work of doing good in freedom and delight. We cannot work our way to heaven, we choose to do good in honor of Jesus who was willing to die for us. He is our best friend and we want to honor and respect him by following his commandments, worshiping him and growing stronger and closer to him, sharing his free gift with the world. Our righteousness is filthy rags compared to the perfection of our Saviour but the work we do here on earth will determine our just reward in heaven. Personally, I will be satisfied with a little corner in the paradise of heaven and I have utmost faith that I will be there, not because of anything I have done but because of what Jesus has done. I delight in my Lord Jesus and am forever grateful for His wonderful gift.

Answer 6

There are two kinds of Righteousness. Practical Righteousness is the process of you trying to live life sinlessly. Positional Righteousness is something that takes place at salvation. You are declared righteous by God from a positional standpoint. Christ's righteousness is given to us and then we are in the correct positon to be accepted by God. Our own practical righteousness would never be acceptable to God because we continue to sin. The improving of our righteousness in practice is what the Bible calls sanctification. It is a process that continues throughout your entire life.

Answer 7

Right now I am not right with God. Not cause of anything they done, but because of me and my sin. I am the prodigal daughter.
Here is the meaning of righteous.
1) righteous, observing divine laws

a) in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God

1) of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined

2) innocent, faultless, guiltless

3) used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life

a) only Christ truly

4) approved of or acceptable of God

b) in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them

NOTE: If I could warn people not to make my mistakes on leaving fellowship with God I would tell them to stay prayed up. Read your bible and stay in church. Do this at home too. Don't think Sunday church is enough cause it isn't. I know this wasn't the answer to some of your question but this is best way I knew how to answer being out of fellowship.

Answer 8

The narrow way, the straight gate is Christ Jesus, few are they that find Him. In the Old Testament our righteousness are called Filthy rags..

Isa 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

We must put on His righteousness for He is the only one worthy.. Jim

Answer 9

I think it means listening to your consience, or the promptings of the Holy Spirit, and acting on the good advice they give you. And of course the atoning sacrifice of the savior is a huge part of that picture...We also just need to always try to do what we know is right, and when we mess up, not to get discouraged, just repent, and do what you have to do to set things straight.

Answer 10

Obeying God is the answer to all three of your questions.
1 Corinthians 11:1-2
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Now I praise you, brethren that ye remember me in all things, and KEEP THE ORDINANCES, AS I DELIVERED them to you.