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Question 6

The lesson claims God “does not hesitate to call various men and women righteous when they live godly, obedient lives,” because “few humans are righteous even in a relative sense”; how does that sit with your assumptions about assurance, growth, and whether God evaluates obedience as meaningful?

Another way to ask: How do you feel about God calling some people “righteous” when they live obedient lives, even if it’s only in a limited way? What does that do to your ideas about assurance, growth, and whether obedience matters to God?

Direct Answer The transcript suggests obedience is genuinely meaningful to God—He calls people “righteous” for godly lives—yet assurance cannot rest on law-keeping as self-salvation; growth matters because God expects and praises relative righteousness after Christ’s cleansing.

Support from Transcript:

The teacher lists many passages where Scripture calls people righteous (Noah; Zacharias and Elizabeth “righteous before God, walking blamelessly”).
He concludes God calls people righteous when they “live godly, obedient lives,” and “God praises such people.”
He emphasizes “few humans are righteous even in a relative sense,” implying obedience is not automatic or trivial.
Still, “no one is sufficiently righteous to save himself,” so even relative righteousness cannot function as self-justification.
After being “washed by the blood of Christ,” the “righteous requirements” (moral precepts like loving God and neighbor) are “part of the godly fruit we must produce.”

Discussion Follow-ups Do you assume God’s evaluation of obedience is mostly negative or mostly irrelevant? How can you pursue growth seriously while remembering the transcript’s point that salvation is through faith in Christ, not being “sufficiently righteous” on your own?

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