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Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific.

In Lesson 71, we are going to study the 1st part of 1 John 2:29.

Let’s read this part of the verse.

1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous...

Let’s go over the definitions of the words.

If (1437. ean) — means provided that or on the condition that.

You know (1492. eidó) — means that you know as a fact, beyond all doubt, with full certainty.

That He is righteous (3754. hoti) (1510. eimi) (1342. dikaios) — means since Jesus is innocent, holy, upright, approved by God, just in the eyes of God, and perfectly conformed to God’s standard.

Today’s lesson is about knowing Jesus as the Righteous One. To know that He is righteous, we must see that His righteousness is not only what He does but who He is. Everything He says, thinks, and does flows from His perfect nature.

As we go through this lesson, we will see how the Bible reveals the righteousness of Jesus in His nature, in His perfect obedience, in His bearing of our sin so that we might become the righteousness of God, in His role as our righteous High Priest, and in His example of moral righteousness.

We will look at each of these areas in more detail to understand what Scripture teaches about the righteousness of Jesus.

* Jesus is the Lord Our Righteousness

In Jeremiah 23:5-6 we find a prophecy about the coming of Jesus. He is described as the righteous Branch who will come from the line of David. He will reign as King and will rule with wisdom, justice, and righteousness. His name will be called The Lord Our Righteousness, revealing that He Himself is the source of our righteousness.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

* Jesus is the Righteous One

In 1 John 2:1 we learn that Jesus Christ is our advocate before the Father when we sin. He is able to intercede for us because He alone is perfectly righteous, completely just, sinless, and morally pure. His advocacy is not based on our merit but on His own righteousness, which satisfies God’s justice. (See Lesson 20)

1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

* Jesus is righteous by nature.

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