( Romans 4 : 3 ; For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteous. ) When we as children believe God , he stamps his approval on us and he says to us you are my righteous ones. The key to this is believing God and everything he says. This is how we stay in good fellowship with him. God will come unto us and show us many things , how to live , act right, talk right , and do the right thing that is pleasing in his sight.