Mere Human Righteousness vs Holy Divine Righteousness

The righteousness God requires is simply beyond our capacities. The “righteousness” we can acquire by our own efforts is by doing things that are good in the sight of God. But even when we would come to the end of our life without sin and perfect obedience, still our righteousness would be called “earned, human” and we would be found just a few steps further than those who led wicked lives to enter eternal life, when this city of God is found hundreds of miles away from the best human righteousness that can be. Our works are earthly and human but God is heavenly and spiritual, divine. It is impossible for us humans to grasp eternal life by our own means because it is first of all way too little when perfect and second, it’s simply not what God requires. God demands a divine righteousness to enter His Kingdom. God demands a holy spiritual blood. God demands His own divine essence in order to let you in His presence. And the only way we can have this, oh this heavenly righteousness, is by Christ Jesus His Son who offered His holy blood, His divine essence to God on our behalf. And we grasp this holy righteousness by simply trusting Jesus’ sacrifice. Believing that it is not by any deed of ours or obedience that we can find peace with God, but only by trusting that Christ Jesus the Son of God died and rose again and offers us forgiveness, peace with God and the righteousness that God requires. It may sound foolish, but God wants faith. That’s it.