A core part of following in apprenticeship to Jesus is seeking the righteousness of God. Instead of deciding right and wrong for ourselves, we conform our lives to God’s standards. This is not mere external performance; it’s a matter of the heart. We want to please God because he gave us the gift of righteousness – taking the punishment for our sin and blessing us with his own record of perfect obedience. So the righteous live by faith and walk in obedience.