Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the
evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his
works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. (Dan 9:14)
In this
passage, Yahweh is said to “do” (עשׂה;
ποιεω) works (מַעֲשֶׂה; ποιησις) that are “righteous” (צַדִּיק; δικαιος). Such works are not merely
declared to be righteous/just; such works are recognised as being righteous
because they are intrinsically
righteous deeds.
Such a text
serves as a good counter to errant Protestants who think that someone or
something being deemed as righteous/just is a forensic declaration merely—it is not “either-or” but it is “both-and”
(in this case, while a legal declaration of sorts exists, it is a declaration
recognising the intrinsic reality of
such works).
For more,
see, for e.g.:
Response to a Recent Attempt to Defend Imputed Righteousness
and
