If righteousness is a gift, then what does Paul mean by "the Crown of Righteousness?" We've been blowing the dust off of some neglected truths about our coming "employee review," if you will. There will be some things to gain, or to lose, at the Judgment Seat of Christ. One of those rewards is called "the Crown of Righteousness." But how can we understand that bonus, after we've come to believe that righteousness is not something we earn, but something we receive by faith?

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