"What is righteousness? . . Righteousness means being good and doing good. Righteousness is obedience to the law.
Righteousness is right doing, and it is by their deeds that all will be judged.
Righteousness is holiness, likeness to God,
and "God is love." 1 John 4:16.
It is conformity to the law of God, for "all Thy commandments are righteousness" (Psalm 119:172), and "love is the fulfilling of the law" (Romans 13:10).
He who enters heaven must have a character that is without spot or wrinkle or any such thing."
E.G.W.