Was Lot righteous?

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Genesis 13:

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

NIV, 2 Peter 2:

6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

Strong's Greek: 1342. δίκαιος (dikaios) — 80 Occurrences

The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were ungodly. In contrast, Lot was righteous. H1342 was often used in the legal sense, i.e., Lot followed the LORD's law; his neighbors didn't.

8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard).

1. In the OT, Lot was righteous in the legal sense that he observed God's law compared to his neighbors.
2. In the NT, Peter considered Lot righteous in the general sense because God chose not to count Lot's sins against him.

2 Corinthians 5:

19 God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.