Are you righteous, or do you show right-wise-ness? צדיק (tsaddiq) | just, righteous; #H6662 {on-the-path}
δικαιος | just, righteous; #G1342 {accompanying-forth-rising-away-determined-forth-to-vectored}
[26.03] excerpts from Just Love discussion with Wayne & Tobie
Sherry Humphrey, at Burnham, USA-MEI came across a note I had scribbled down [awhile ago]. "righteousness was formerly spelled [as] rightwiseness."We pursue righteousness by pursuing the character of Christ
Kunga Esihle, at Soweto, GautengGod knows I want to know the meaning [of] "righteous". Just or upright.
James Leonard, at Cleveland, USA-OHGordon Fee pointed out that English is not quite adequate to convey the meaning of the Greek word-stem δικ-. English gets help from German and Latin stems, to form the words just- and right-. Thus we have justice, justification, just, justly, justify, and we have right, righteous, righteousness, rightly.I think Fee's point is that the δικ- words involve more than just forensic righteousness, but an active working of righteousness in [through]the believer.
Wayne Kenny, at Radcliffe, Bury, UK"righteous" has taken on a bit of negative shading in modern language. That may be because we hear it most often as part of the word "self-righteous",a rather scathing term for someone who thinks he is quite a good person -- almost certainly better than anyone around him -- and is in a position to judge others without being judged himself. The original word, however, is not negative...people described as "righteous" act from love of [in] serving others, and that love is "righteousness." This is commonly described as "the good of charity."
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Are you righteous, or do you show right-wise-ness? צדיק (tsaddiq) | just, righteous; #H6662 {on-the-path}
δικαιος | just, righteous; #G1342 {accompanying-forth-rising-away-determined-forth-to-vectored}
[26.03] excerpts from Just Love discussion with Wayne & Tobie
Sherry Humphrey, Burnham, USA-MEI came across a note I had scribbled down [awhile ago]. "righteousness was formerly spelled [as] rightwiseness."We pursue righteousness by pursuing the character of Christ
Kunga Esihle, Soweto, GautengGod knows I want to know the meaning [of] "righteous". Just or upright.
James Leonard, Cleveland, USA-OHGordon Fee pointed out that English is not quite adequate to convey the meaning of the Greek word-stem δικ-. English gets help from German and Latin stems, to form the words just- and right-. Thus we have justice, justification, just, justly, justify, and we have right, righteous, righteousness, rightly.I think Fee's point is that the δικ- words involve more than just forensic righteousness, but an active working of righteousness in [through]the believer.
Wayne Kenny, at Radcliffe, Bury, UK"righteous" has taken on a bit of negative shading in modern language. That may be because we hear it most often as part of the word "self-righteous",a rather scathing term for someone who thinks he is quite a good person -- almost certainly better than anyone around him -- and is in a position to judge others without being judged himself. The original word, however, is not negative...people described as "righteous" act from love of [in] serving others, and that love is "righteousness." This is commonly described as "the good of charity."
