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Originally Posted by stmatthew
What does it mean "to fulfill all righteousness"?
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Well Matt .. Jesus fulfilled all righteousness - that is, to perform completely whatever is right .... didnt he? ...
The key question is "Did he it do it to become righteous??" ... of course not .... He is God ...
We are justified by faith ... declared righteous the moment we place our faith on Jesus Christ alone ... Matt ....
In Romans it says, "because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight . . . " (
Rom. 3:20), and "for we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law," (
Rom. 3:28), and "For what does the Scripture say? ‘And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness'" (
Rom. 4:3), and "Therefore, having been justified by faith . . . " (
Rom. 5:1), and "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness" (
Rom. 4:5).
Baptism is an important, wonderful, and necessary step of obedience and identification .....
I know ... this is when you follow up ... with but faith without works is dead ... you're absolutely right .... but my faith doesn't validate my works ... my works validate my faith ... it's through faith that I obey and receive the benefits of
Acts 2:38 and the rest of God's promises throughout the Scriptures
Thus sayeth an Apostolic Pentecostal Baptist Presbyterian child of God.
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