The righteousness demanded by God in the Old Covenant is fulfilled in ______; these are people who walk according to the Spirit.

• A. law-keepers
• B. converted believers
• C. unbelievers
• D. scribes

Answer: (B)

Righteousness before God isn’t earned by simply keeping rules; it is lived out as the Spirit guides and empowers a person. In the Old Covenant, the law pointed to what God required, but true righteousness comes through faith and the Spirit’s work in a life that has been transformed. When someone is converted, they are made new and receive the Holy Spirit, so their daily walk is led by the Spirit rather than by mere external adherence to the law. That Spirit-led life is what the phrase “walk according to the Spirit” describes, and it belongs to converted believers who have experienced regeneration and live by faith. Law-keeping apart from the Spirit, unbelief, or a strictly scribal mindset cannot produce this Spirit-empowered righteousness, so the description fits converted believers best.