* God's righteousness is attained apart from works. We obtain faith by God's righteousness.

John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

Romans 4:6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousnes apart from works:

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who recieve abundance of grace and of the gift of* righteousness* will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God - and righteousness and sanctification and redemption-

2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus Christ:

* Two righteousness' exist; which do you know and follow? Rest and peace with God, is only found in Truth.

Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

1 John 4:17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.