The word righteous (Greek: dikaios) includes the meaning "innocent." However, Scripture affirms that the Law never makes a person righteous (see. Romans 3:20; Galatians 2:16; 3:11). Why? Because the Law can only condemn and bring death (see 2 Corinthians 3:7, 9). It cannot declare a person innocent. Therefore, those who seek to feel at peace with God based on their behavior according to the Law can never experience peace, because they are under a ministry that condemns and does not declare a person innocent. If you did bad, well, then, you know you messed up. But if you did right, well, then, you could have done better. Both of these directions place the weight on you, and that appeals to your pride. Instead, those who know Christ and their union with Him do know peace. In Him they are innocent. To know this feeling of peace and innocence, one must explore and rely upon the fact that one is united with Christ.
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