Ecco Homo!

Righteousness of a Christian is in his deeds. He is freed from dead works that is what a mindless form of rituals would mean, and he has the choice to put his life on the line to show what is his essence. He may not hit the right note often but his life shows certain harmony of his beliefs and works. But his righteousness is entirely on something else. It is secure in the fact he is made of a right standing with God.
Being with God can only be proven in the way he respnds to the people he comes in contact on daily basis.
From such a position a good man will only do good. His goodness may fall by the wayside because of some reason or other. He may lose the game or he may be maligned for his unpopular stand. He may even be taken for a fool because he placed his trust wrongly on wrong cause or people. Whatever may be the case he is a man of like passions as any other; but his goodness is of a certain quality. This quality separates a hypocrite from the genuine.
A good man will strive to bring many complete layers of his life all together on the line. There is no other proof we have than of his actions. Whether in public or private his actions reveal the truth, the truth of his actions.
benny