Righteous
In the German language, righteousness and justice (see Justice) are the same word. Righteousness is not merely goodness; nor is it self-righteousness, which smugly justifies hypocritical behavior. Righteousness is a lawful, equitable standard of evaluation. Is measures actions, motives and intentions against God's holiness (see Holy).

Ultimately, the God who made us will judge each person with perfect impartiality. He will find everyone of us incapable of keeping his standard of righteousness. Because God is holy, he cannot tolerate any sin at all, and therefore it is impossible for us to please him. But God wanted us with him so much that he sent Jesus Christ to bridge the gap between our unrighteousness and God's holiness. When we accept Jesus as our Savior, he becomes our righteousness, and we come into God's loving presence.

God's character and deeds are always completely righteous. True righteousness comes only from him.
Psalm 11:7; 119:137
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Daniel 9:14
Matthew 5:20
Human beings, left to their own understanding of right and wrong, fall short of God's standard, which results in those human beings spending eternity separated from God.
Psalm 1:5
Isaiah 64:6
Romans 3:10
Philippians 3:9
The only way sinful humans can face a holy God is to take God's righteousness upon themselves. Those who accept by faith that Christ died on the cross in order to purchase righteousness for them (see Atonement) are declared righteous; that is, for Jesus Christ's sake, God now views them as righteous.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Philippians 1:11
When Abraham (see Abraham) believed God's word, God credited Abraham's faith as righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
Romans 4:3-9