We are Righteous!!

Hi, everyone, it's Laura here. I've never done this before, but I just recently had something laid on my heart that I wanted to share with you. Today my daughter was to trying to memorize a verse of scripture that she was given at an after school activity. The verse was Romans 3:10...There is none righteous, not even one. She has memorized this verse in other Sunday school classes, but needed to do it again.
Why is this one of the first verses we make our kids memorize? Every time she learns it, I need to explain to her that we are righteous. This verse in Romans has been taken out of context. This verse is referring to people who were still living under the law. It is cross-referenced in my bible with Psalm 14, which is a description of people still living under the law.
I decided to look up the word righteous in my dictionary. It equates the word righteous with justification, which is defined as .."a judicial act of God, by which He pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ."
People living under the law could not be righteous, because they did not have Jesus to believe in...but we do!!!!
If we don't believe that we are righteous, then we don't believe that God forgave us of all our sins when we became born again.
Scripture is very clear that we have been forgiven of all our sins, and washed clean by the blood of the lamb.
Acts 13:38,39 says...So let it be clearly known and understood by you, brethren, that through this Man forgiveness and removal of sins is now proclaimed to you. And that through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as his Savior and devotes himself to Him] is absolved ( cleared and freed) from every charge from which he could not be justified and freed by the Law of Moses and given right standing with God.
Right standing with God is righteousness!
1John1:9 says...If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously]cleanse us from all unrighteousness[everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought and action].
Lets not confuse our kids. Yes, we are righteous!!