Righteousness, in the Bible, doesn't mean what we think it means.

Today we're continuing to look at Romans 5:17 where Paul says that those who receive God's abundant grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life.

SCRIPTURES WE LOOK AT IN THIS EPISODE:
Roman 5:17, Ephesians 1:9-10, Psalm 110:1-2, Matthew 22:41-46, Ephesians 1:15-22

(NIV 1984) Ephesians 1:9 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

Ephesians 1:9-10 (NLT) 9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. 10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.

“εν” "reign in life" Romans 5:17 Can have this meaning: (Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd. ed. (BDAG)) 5. marker introducing means or instrument, with,

New English Translation note about Ephesians 1:10
(NET 2nd Ed.) 26tn v. 10 The precise meaning of the infinitive ἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαι (anakephalaiōsasthai) in v. 10 is difficult to determine since it was used relatively infrequently in Greek literature and only twice in the NT (here and Rom 13:9). While there have been several suggestions, three deserve mention: (1) “To sum up.” In Rom 13:9, using the same term, the author there says that the law may be “summarized in one command, to love your neighbor as yourself.” The idea then in Eph 1:10 would be that all things in heaven and on earth can be summed up and made sense out of in relation to Christ. (2) “To renew.” If this is the nuance of the verb then all things in heaven and earth, after their plunge into sin and ruin, are renewed by the coming of Christ and his redemption. (3) “To head up.” In this translation the idea is that Christ, in the fullness of the times, has been exalted so as to be appointed as the ruler (i.e., “head”) over all things in heaven and earth (including the church). That this is perhaps the best understanding of the verb is evidenced by the repeated theme of Christ’s exaltation and reign in Ephesians and by the connection to the κεφαλή- (kephalē-) language of 1:22 (cf. Schlier, TDNT 3:682; L&N 63.8; M. Barth, Ephesians [AB 34], 1:89-92; contra A. T. Lincoln, Ephesians [WBC], 32-33).


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