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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Lord Our Righteousness, #3
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. (II Corinthians 3:18)
We are not required to transform ourselves. Our responsibility is to remain willing to cooperate with the Spirit as He brings us into the perfect image of the Lord and into complete union with the Lord. This is our salvation. In this manner, Jesus Himself becomes and remains our salvation, our righteousness.
The Divine salvation, the marriage, is for the Jew first. The eternal name of Jerusalem is, "The Lord Our Righteousness." Originally the Gentiles were not part of the Divine covenant made with Judah and Jerusalem. However, God in His great love and wisdom has called some of the Gentiles to participate in the marriage, the union with God.
As soon as the full number of elect Gentiles have been grafted on the Olive Tree, on Christ, God will turn again to the Jews, spread His covering of righteousness over them, and then, by the power of His Spirit, remove the darkness that is in them.
The Scriptures serve as a guide for our conduct and enable us to test the spirits—whether or not they are from God. When we receive the Lord Jesus as our Saviour we are to study the Scriptures and obey them with Christ's help, for they are a light to guide our thoughts, words, and actions.
However, our eternal salvation, our righteousness, is neither in obedience to the Law of Moses nor in adherence to correct theology concerning the Lord Jesus. Our salvation is in the Lord Himself. He Himself is our Righteousness and Salvation.
In order to better appreciate that the Lord Himself is our righteousness we may consider the fact that we are heirs of God.
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Romans 8:17)
Christ is the Heir of God and we also are heirs of God.
Ordinarily an inheritance is not received until the death of the one who made the will. How, then, can Christ be the Heir of God, and we with Him, if God has not died?
Death is a pouring out of life. God has determined to cease living by Himself alone. He has poured Himself into Christ. In effect, this is a death. God has ceased to exist apart from Christ, in a manner of speaking.
It no longer is possible to approach God as an individual. God can be found only in Christ. We may say that God Himself is the Life and Righteousness of Christ.
The complete union of God and Christ has come about because of the intense love of the Father for the Son. Love is the desire to give of oneself to another. The pouring of the Father into the Son in such totality has resulted in "confusion" of Personality, from our point of view. When we deal with Jesus we do not understand clearly whether we are approaching Jesus or God. The union of the Father and the Son is difficult for theologians to explain.
To be continued.