Faith Bible Institute Semester 4 Theology Practice Test

God's standard of righteousness is perfect. Righteousness means complete, flawless conformity to God's holy law. People are born with a sinful nature and continually fall short, so no one can meet that standard on their own. Because God is holy and cannot tolerate sin, the gap between human moral failure and His standard creates a salvation problem. The only solution is through Christ, who lived a perfect life and bore the penalty for sin; by faith in Jesus, believers receive His righteousness credited to them (imputed), not earned by works. That’s why the correct idea is a perfect standard—imperfection, partiality, or reasonableness would still fail to meet God’s holy requirement.