June 11 – How are we made righteous? Matt. 5:6; “Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled”.
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Righteousness in the Greek is; dikaiosune, justification.The transliteration for filled is; chortazo. To gorge, fill, satisfy.
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“Plainly and simply stated, righteousness is the quality and type of living that results from obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel. No persons are wholly righteous: by walking in the light and obeying the celestial law to the extent of the abilities, however, the saints attain a high degree of righteousness; their conduct becomes blameless, upright and just…Righteousness bring to pass eternal progression…” See ‘Righteousness’ in Mormon Doctrine, p. 461. Non-electronic version is on pp. 654-655.
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