23/08/2026
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𝐸𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʀɪɢʜᴛᴇᴏᴜsɴᴇss ɪɴ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛ
Isaiah 51:7
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
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God, addressing His people, said, "Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law..." (Isaiah 51:7). Here, God is talking to the righteous people. And the Bible showed us who the righteous people are: they are the ones whose lives are recreated in righteousness. Christ is the Righteousness ; and those who are born in Him take up the righteousness of the Lord. You cannot be declared righteous because you behaved well, no. The children of Israel were daily taught into the laws of Moses, and from generation to generation, yet they couldn't attain the righteousness of God.
And so, the Bible says that, "The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one." (Psalms 14:2-3). Though they were taught in the laws of Moses, none of them did good, not even one. Wherefore righteousness is only obtain as a gift from the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus. If it's a gift, then you obtain it by faith, not by your own works. It's like you receiving an honorary doctorate. That means that you didn't fully study for it, but you received it anyway.
Besides, God also said that His righteous people are those in whose heart are His "law." The "Law" here referred to the "Word." Those in whose heart dwells the Word of God. And you know that Jesus is the Word of God. And as it's written, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12-13). As many as received Jesus (the Word), to them is given the legal right to be children of God. Knowing that the children of God cannot be unrighteous people, thus being born in Christ, you are legally and fully a righteous man or woman.
To conclude, the last part of our main verse says that, "fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings." (Isaiah 51:7). Irrespective of the reproaches, revilings, insults, you're still what God made you to be in Christ. So God says, "...Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults." (Isaiah 51:7 NIV). Why ? Because He added that, "But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations.” (Isaiah 51:8). As long as you're in Christ, the legal right is given you to be a righteous person, but outside Him, there's no righteousness.
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2 Corinthians 5:16-21 ; Romans 8:1