2 Corinthians 3:9 Commentary and Bible Study

When we talk about salvation we sometimes talk of what is right to the exclusion of what is most right. We say salvation is being saved, going to heaven, or having a happy life, and God guiding us. True, but the chief thing is being made righteous.Righteousness is everything. You come to Christ to be delivered from hell, to receive a place in heaven, yes. But righteousness is imputed to you by God – his righteousness – and later he imparts it to you over a lifetime of living for him. Some think experience is everything: miracles, sensations. No, it is advancing in righteousness. Others think it is learning sound doctrine. No, it is vain if it is not leading to righteousness. Some even in Christian service go wrong. They come to Christ and then think what I do is everything. They are almost back to like the Jews of old. They were given the law but it didn’t affect them. No, the fruit of the spirit is what matters. Paul’s ministration leads to active righteousness and imputed righteousness.