Isa 46:13 I bring My righteousness near...
Man is a sinner who has no righteousness that is acceptable to God. In God's sight our righteous deeds are stained by sin. It is filthy rags to Him (see Isa. 64:6).
Man is therefore helpless and powerless to produce righteousness for God to accept. The Law or the Ten Commandments makes this obvious and easy to see. God demands perfect obedience to His Law but no one can obey it perfectly.
Man has no righteousness for God, but God, in grace, has righteousness for him. He has brought righteousness so near to man through the Gospel. So near that it is just a matter of a heart's trust on his part to obtain it.
Ro 10:6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down from above)
7 or," 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
7 or," 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
Anyone who trusts in the Savior and what He did on the cross will be given a righteous standing before God.
