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Original post @  https://dbethandrews.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/what-does-it-mean-to-be-righteous/

What Does it Mean to Be Righteous?

POSTED ON DECEMBER 8, 2020 BY BETH ANDREWS

“Joseph took Mary home as his wife” (Matthew 1:24)

In the telling of the Christmas story, Joseph, the earthly “step-father’ of Jesus doesn’t get much attention.  Little is recorded about him other than he was a carpenter by trade (Matthew 13:55) and a descendant of David (John 2:4).  But I learned something recently about him that had previously escaped my attention in the rush to get to the birth story.

“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy…