What it means to be righteous

"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" 2 Corinthians 5:21

I've always heard the term "righteous" but honestly never knew the full extent to what it meant especially in relation to my life. After doing a wee bit of a word study, I was able to find out that it means conformity with the claims of that higher authority, all they command or appoints. It boils down to the submission to the right of God upon man realized through faith that man (woman) in their fallen condition.

We are called to conform to what God desires for us and obey what He commands of us. And as most know, the key commandments He has given us are to love Him with all that we have and love others as ourselves. In order to be righteous, we must conform to these commandments and submit to His desires and show Him how we have surrendered our lives fully and completely to Him.