God is righteous. What exactly is righteous? What does that word mean?
Now Righteous in this context means to be just and lawful.
Psalms 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Daniel 9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Revelation 16:7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Often times when we hear about God being righteous we also hear of him being a judge.
2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
God is righteous and he is the judge. Won't you meet him today?
