WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DEFINE RIGHTEOUSNESS TO INCLUDE WORKS?

The first mention of righteous or righteousness in the Bible is when God was speaking to Abaraham. The definition of this righteousness given in Strong's concordance is rightness, justice, and justification. Is this what you have believed righteousness means? If so, how do you define these defining words? How we define each of these definitions is also important. Because our definition of these will define our relationship, or lack thereof, with God.