Talk:D&C 98:23-32

Righteousness (v. 30)

I find the usage of this term very interesting. Righteousness tends to have a justice connotation (tsdq in Hebrew?) which is typically--or at least frequently--contrasted with mercy, and of course mercy and forgiveness tend to be closely associated. To me this suggests that thinking about forgiveness as righteousness is a way to think about justice and mercy. I've been wondering a bit about Jacob 4:5 and how Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac was counted as righteousness unto him, I'll try to post some commentary there soon. --RobertC 11:59, 11 Nov 2006 (UTC)