"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you" Matthew 6:33 "For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith" Romans 1:17 "For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ" Romans 5:17 "Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come" 2 Corinthians 5:17