COL 2:14-17 The REAL truth from God's Word

[stuart lawrence]

Anyone who understood Pauls core message would NEVER state:

You must obey the TC

With the inference that is the basis of your judgement to enter heaven

NEVER

 

[Soyeong]

Try and precise what you want to say.
I repeat. Rom 6:14 is stated with the moral law/ TC in mind.
The law being specifically spoken of in rom ch7 is the moral law/TC. Paul is relating to his life as Saul the pharisee. Because he lived under the law, sinfull passions were aroused in him by the law( verse5)
The specific law he was unable to keep in verses14-23) was: Thou shalt not covet. The commandment he said condemned him in verses7-11.
Saul the pharisee became a worse sinner when he lived under the law. Hence:
For sin shall not be your master for you are not under law but under grace
Rom6:14

That is Pauls core message.
Happy to discuss it. I stated all that without having to write a hugely long post!

If you don't want to discuss the surrounding context of Romans 6:14, then please read at least this much:

In Romans 7:21-25, Paul said that he delighted in obeying the Mosaic Law and that he served it with his mind, but contrasted that with the law of sin that held him captive and that her served with his flesh. This is a summary statement of what he said previously, so it is the law of sin that came about to increase trespasses (5:20), to stir up sinful passions to bear fruit unto death (7:5), that held him captive (7:6), that gave sin its power (7:8), that deceived him him through the command and killed him (7:11), and that caused him not to do the good that he wanted to do (7:13-20), while he said that the Mosaic Law is not sin, but reveals what sin is (7:7), that it is holy, righteous, and good (7:12), that it is the good he did not blame for bringing death to him (7:13), that is the good he wanted to do (7:13-20). In short the Mosaic Law is God's instructions for how to walk in God's ways and Paul strongly desired to do this, but he was hindered from doing so by the law of sin, which caused sin to have dominion over him.

Romans 6:14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

In this verse, it specifies that the law we are not under is one where sin had dominion over us, which perfectly fits Paul's description of the law of sin, but does not at all fit his description of God's holy, righteous, and good Law.

 

[LoveGodsWord]

Anyone who understood Pauls core message would NEVER state: You must obey the TC With the inference that is the basis of your judgement to enter heaven NEVER

Maybe you need to revisit your interpretation of the scriptures. No one is saved by keeping the 10 commandments. No one has ever said this. We are only saved by Grace through faith in Jesus and not of ourselves it is a gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8). However if the faith you posses does not have the fruit of obedience you do not have the faith of Jesus.

The Judgement.

Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Matthew 12:36,
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

John 9:39,
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind

Acts 17:31,
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romans 2:5-6,
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

2 Corinthians 5:10,
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Hebrews 9:27,
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 10:26-27,
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

James 2:8-13,
8, If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9, But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11, For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12, So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13, For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoice against judgment.

2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

2 Peter 3:7,
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

1 Peter 4:17,
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Jude 1:14-15,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him

Revelations 14:7 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

What is righteousness?

Psalms 119:172,
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are “righteousness”.
Hebrew meaning righteousness צדק tsedeq tseh'-dek From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal) morally and legally right; righteous צדּיק tsaddı̂yq tsad-deek' From H6663; just: - just, lawful, righteous (man).

Greek meaning righteousness δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay From G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.

righteous δίκαιος dikaios dik'-ah-yos From G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively): - just, meet, right (-eous)

So from God’s Word we have the definition of righteousness. God says the definition of “righteousness” according to His Word is his 10 commandments The Hebrew and Greek meaning of righteousness is to be morally and legally right; lawful character of act, innocent and holy.

Psalms 119:142,
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Acts 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

As sin is the transgression of God's Law if we knowingly continue to break any one of them we are in danger of the Judgement. This includes the 4th commandment which is the 7th Day Sabbath which is a tradition of man breaking the commandments of God. (Matthew 15:3-9; James 2:8-12)

In Christ Always

 

[stuart lawrence]

If you don't want to discuss the surrounding context of Romans 6:14, then please read at least this much:

In Romans 7:21-25, Paul said that he delighted in obeying the Mosaic Law and that he served it with his mind, but contrasted that with the law of sin that held him captive and that her served with his flesh. This is a summary statement of what he said previously, so it is the law of sin that came about to increase trespasses (5:20), to stir up sinful passions to bear fruit unto death (7:5), that held him captive (7:6), that gave sin its power (7:8), that deceived him him through the command and killed him (7:11), and that caused him not to do the good that he wanted to do (7:13-20), while he said that the Mosaic Law is not sin, but reveals what sin is (7:7), that it is holy, righteous, and good (7:12), that it is the good he did not blame for bringing death to him (7:13), that is the good he wanted to do (7:13-20). In short the Mosaic Law is God's instructions for how to walk in God's ways and Paul strongly desired to do this, but he was hindered from doing so by the law of sin, which caused sin to have dominion over him.

Romans 6:14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

In this verse, it specifies that the law we are not under is one where sin had dominion over us, which perfectly fits Paul's description of the law of sin, but does not at all fit his description of God's holy, righteous, and good Law.

Look, Saul the pharisee could faultlessly obey what we often term the legalistic law( phil3:6)
People who did not know God in Jesus day could faultlessly obey that law living under it.
The law Saul the pharisee could nit obey when he lived under it was the moral law/ TC

Therefore he would have no need to write rom 6:14 concerning the legalistic law, only the moral law. Think about it.

The power of sin is the law 1cor15:56

Which specific law? Not law you can faultlessly obey!

Yet, I fully agree with you. The law itself is holy just and good.

 

[stuart lawrence]

Maybe you need to revisit your interpretation of the scriptures. No one is saved by keeping the 10 commandments. No one has ever said this. We are only saved by Grace through faith in Jesus and not of ourselves it is a gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8). However if the faith you posses does not have the fruit of obedience you do not have faith.

The Judgement.

Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Matthew 12:36,
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

John 9:39,
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind

Acts 17:31,
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romnas 2:5-6,
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

2 Corinthians 5:10,
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Hebrews 9:27,
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 10:26-27,
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

James 2:8-13,
8, If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9, But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11, For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12, So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13, For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoice against judgment.

2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

2 Peter 3:7,
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

1 Peter 4:17,
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Jude 1:14-15,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him

Rev 14:7 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

What is righteousness?

Psalms 119:172,
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are “righteousness”.
Hebrew meaning righteousness צדק tsedeq tseh'-dek From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal) morally and legally right; righteous צדּיק tsaddı̂yq tsad-deek' From H6663; just: - just, lawful, righteous (man).

Greek meaning righteousness δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay From G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.

righteous δίκαιος dikaios dik'-ah-yos From G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively): - just, meet, right (-eous)

So from God’s Word we have the definition of righteousness. God says the definition of “righteousness” according to His Word is his 10 commandments The Hebrew and Greek meaning of righteousness is to be morally and legally right; lawful character of act, innocent and holy.

Psalms 119:142,
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Act 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

As sin is the transgression of God's Law if we knowingly continue to break any one of them we are in danger of the Judgement. This includes the 4th commandment which is the 7th Day Sabbath which is a tradition of man breaking the commandments of God. (Matthew 15:3-9; James 2:8-12)

In Christ Always

I'm afraid you are lost when it comes to understanding Pauls core message.
You may continually repeat:
We are not saved by obeying the law.
However you also state:
We can only be in a saved state if we obey the law. And the christians judgement is based on their observance of the law.
Who are you trying to kid?

 

[LoveGodsWord]

and again....

James 2:8, If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
James 2:9, But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
James 2:10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
James 2:11, For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
James 2:12, So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

This also includes the 7th Day Sabbath as it is one of the 10

In Christ Always!

 

[LoveGodsWord]

I'm afraid you are lost when it comes to understanding Pauls core message. You may continually repeat: We are not saved by obeying the law.
However you also state: We can only be in a saved state if we obey the law. And the christians judgement is based on their observance of the law.
Who are you trying to kid?

I only state what I post in the scriptures not how you interpret them. What I state is in this question can you answer it?

Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?

 

[stuart lawrence]

and again....

James 2:8, If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
James 2:9, But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
James 2:10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
James 2:11, For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
James 2:12, So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

This also includes the 7th Day Sabbath as it is one of the 10

In Christ Always!

According to James 2:10

If you stumble at JUST ONE POINT where the law is concerned you are guilty of breaking ALL of it.

Have you NEVER once stumbled where the law is concerned?

Basically g your judgement on obeying the letter the Bible says kills/ the ministry of death and condemnation can only be done by someone blinded to the truth

 

[stuart lawrence]

I only state what I post in the scriptures not how you interpret them. What I state is in this question can you answer it?

Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?

I already responded to your point about being saved in Unrepentant sin. I won't repeat it.
You chose to IGNORE the post

 

[LoveGodsWord]

Stuart,

Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?

 

[LoveGodsWord]

I already responded to your point about being saved in Unrepentant sin. I won't repeat it.
You chose to IGNORE the post

You refuse to answer this question for some reason and it is all that I have presented here.....
Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?
You do not need to answer it if you do not want to it is ok with me. It will be something for you to think about. (James 2:8-12 is a hint)

 

[stuart lawrence]

Stuart,

Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?

Scroll back to where I directly responded to the above question.
You chose to IGNORE the response. Obviously because you had no response to it.
So, what must you do? Keep asking the same question you know( if you are honest) has already been responded to. For you know I would t waste huge amounts of time continualky repeating it

 

[stuart lawrence]

You refuse to answer this question for some reason and it is all that I have presented here.....
Is a person in a saved state if they are in unrepentant sin or are they in an unsaved state?
You do not need to answer it if you do not want to it is ok with me. It will be something for you to think about. (James 2:8-12 is a hint)

And so yet again you bear false witness, having no conscience in doing so.
A great endorsement of what I have repeatedly stated in this thread

 

[LoveGodsWord]

Ok Stuart, nice talking to you again. I have to get back to work now. Have a nice day.

 

[stuart lawrence]

Ok Stuart, nice talking to you again. I have to get back to work now. Have a nice day.

I hope, for your sake you stop bearing false witness as freely as you do. Remember Jesus words:
The measure you use to judge others will be used to judge you

 

[stuart lawrence]

For anyone who doesn't ignore responses. If you truly love God and have been born again of the Holyspirit, you will, as surely as night follows day repent/ say sorry to your heavenly father when you err.
Just as, you will always apologise to a loved one who you offend. It is instinctive/ automatic
Those who continually ask if you can remain saved in Unrepentant sin, show by asking that question, they do not have right relationship with father and son, nor do they understand what right relationship is based on

 

[stuart lawrence]

Ok Stuart, nice talking to you again. I have to get back to work now. Have a nice day.

BTW
I noticed you ignored my point( no surprise there)

You may state: No one is saved by observing the law
However you also state:
You cannot be in a saved state unless you obey the law
Who are you trying to kid?

You don't understand Pauls core message. You only have a very shallow understanding of the partial letter I am afraid. Hence your inconsistencies

 

[Soyeong]

Your continually quoted words from Moses where it is stated the law is not too difficult to follow has to refer to following the Spirit of the law, NOT the letter of the law. Though you are imperfect in the flesh, you love God and desire to live an ever holier life because you love him. That is not too difficult to do.
However, the letter of the law kills, for no man can perfectly obey that letter. You must rightly divide the word.

The distinction between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law is reflected in modern discussions about law enforcement and is not in regard to whether or not to obey the law, but in regard to the manner in which someone seeks to obey the law exactly how it is written or according to the intent behind it. In intent behind the Mosaic Law is to teach us how to love God, how to reflect God's love to our neighbor, and how to thereby grow in a relationship with Him. However, God's Law can be outwardly obeyed while our hearts are far from Him in ways that do not lead us to grow in a relationship with Him, and God has always disdained this, and this obeying the law according to the letter, which is counted as Lawlessness because it is missing the entire purpose of the Law, which leads to death just as assuredly as living in disobedience to the Law. Paul count this obedience to the Law without focusing on his relationship with Christ to be rubbish (Philippians 1:6). So we agree that the Spirit of the Law is to love God to desire to grow in a relationship with Him, which is not difficult to do, but the Mosaic Law is nevertheless God's instructions for how to do this. Jesus summarized it as being God's instruction for how to love God and our neighbor (Matthew 22:36-40). So we should be careful to obey all of the Mosaic Law because we love Him, and this is the Spirit of the Law.

You may well tell a young teenager to take every immoral thought captive, otherwise they prove they do not love God, but did you yourself attain to doing that as a young teenager?
Hope you won't bear false witness in your response

I do not claim to have taken every immoral though captive, but I do claim to have repented for those instances, and repentance has always been the key. Those who love God will continue to practice repentance while those who don't love God will not.

 

[stuart lawrence]

The distinction between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law is reflected in modern discussions about law enforcement and is not in regard to whether or not to obey the law, but in regard to the manner in which someone seeks to obey the law exactly how it is written or according to the intent behind it. In intent behind the Mosaic Law is to teach us how to love God, how to reflect God's love to our neighbor, and how to thereby grow in a relationship with Him. However, God's Law can be outwardly obeyed while our hearts are far from Him in ways that do not lead us to grow in a relationship with Him, and God has always disdained this, and this obeying the law according to the letter, which is counted as Lawlessness because it is missing the entire purpose of the Law, which leads to death just as assuredly as living in disobedience to the Law. Paul count this obedience to the Law without focusing on his relationship with Christ to be rubbish (Philippians 1:6). So we agree that the Spirit of the Law is to love God to desire to grow in a relationship with Him, which is not difficult to do, but the Mosaic Law is nevertheless God's instructions for how to do this. Jesus summarized it as being God's instruction for how to love God and our neighbor (Matthew 22:36-40). So we should be careful to obey all of the Mosaic Law because we love Him, and this is the Spirit of the Law.



I do not claim to have taken every immoral though captive, but I do claim to have repented for those instances, and repentance has always been the key. Those who love God will continue to practice repentance while those who don't love God will not.

I hope LGW read your last sentance. That is what I have been trying to explain to him. But he continually states I don't address the point.
If you are solely trying to turn this discussion into one as to your view the mosaic law must be followed( that would be a pity) I will continually remind you, that if you understand the core foundation of the NC you can accept no one as a Christian unless they are conscious they sin by failing to follow that law

 

[stuart lawrence]

Maybe you need to revisit your interpretation of the scriptures. No one is saved by keeping the 10 commandments. No one has ever said this. We are only saved by Grace through faith in Jesus and not of ourselves it is a gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8). However if the faith you posses does not have the fruit of obedience you do not have the faith of Jesus.

The Judgement.

Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Matthew 12:36,
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

John 9:39,
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind

Acts 17:31,
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romans 2:5-6,
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

2 Corinthians 5:10,
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Hebrews 9:27,
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 10:26-27,
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

James 2:8-13,
8, If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
9, But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10, For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11, For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12, So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13, For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoice against judgment.

2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

2 Peter 3:7,
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

1 Peter 4:17,
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Jude 1:14-15,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him

Revelations 14:7 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

What is righteousness?

Psalms 119:172,
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are “righteousness”.
Hebrew meaning righteousness צדק tsedeq tseh'-dek From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal) morally and legally right; righteous צדּיק tsaddı̂yq tsad-deek' From H6663; just: - just, lawful, righteous (man).

Greek meaning righteousness δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay From G1342; equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification: - righteousness.

righteous δίκαιος dikaios dik'-ah-yos From G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively): - just, meet, right (-eous)

So from God’s Word we have the definition of righteousness. God says the definition of “righteousness” according to His Word is his 10 commandments The Hebrew and Greek meaning of righteousness is to be morally and legally right; lawful character of act, innocent and holy.

Psalms 119:142,
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Psalms 9:8
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Acts 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

As sin is the transgression of God's Law if we knowingly continue to break any one of them we are in danger of the Judgement. This includes the 4th commandment which is the 7th Day Sabbath which is a tradition of man breaking the commandments of God. (Matthew 15:3-9; James 2:8-12)

In Christ Always

BTW
You ever heard the term:
The devil can quote scripture

NOT saying you are a devil. Just making a point