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The phrase \u201crighteousness of God\u201d in Romans 1:17 has been the subject of considerable dispute in recent years, with many abandoning a standard Protestant interpretation of the passage (i.e., that the righteousness of God refers to the righteousness that God gives) in favor of a more redemptive-historical understanding (righteousness as God\u2019s faithfulness to Israel, or as His commitment to restoring good order in His creation). <\/p>\n
One important, perhaps decisive, consideration has to do with Paul\u2019s use of the word \u201cgospel.\u201d It is clear at the beginning of Romans 1 that \u201cgospel\u201d refers to the announcement or recital of the events of Jesus\u2019 incarnation, death, and resurrection. It seems reasonable that he is using gospel in the same redemptive-historical sense in verse 17: the work of Jesus in history is the \u201cgood news,\u201d and this is good news of God\u2019s righteousness because through these events God demonstrates His righteousness. The redemptive-historical understanding of \u201crighteousness of God\u201d thus seems to be implied by the fact that Paul says this righteousness is revealed in \u201cthe gospel.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The phrase \u201crighteousness of God\u201d in Romans 1:17 has been the subject of considerable dispute in recent years, with many abandoning a standard Protestant interpretation of the passage (i.e., that the righteousness of God refers to the righteousness that God gives) in favor of a more redemptive-historical understanding (righteousness as God\u2019s faithfulness to Israel, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-nt-romans"],"yoast_head":"\n