This righteousness by faith began with the creation, continued through the Law period, and into the Christian dispensation. The gospel keeps on saving or giving righteous and good spiritual health as long as it is obeyed out of faith. Rather, those saved produce a life quite different from living under rituals of law. The salvation by accepting the power of the gospel produces a righteousness by the same faith. Faith is not the end-result but it is the power.
Wise men can supply nothing else.
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Who changed the truth of God into a lie , and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. But they have not all obeyed the gospel .