Is being righteous a condition of salvation?

Salvation can be described in the past tense, but also in the present and future tense. 

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Salvation can be described in the past, present, and future tense:
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Present tense of salvation 

A righteous person can be described as being saved in the present tense, as it is written in 1 Peter: "if the RIGHTEOUS (one) IS-BEING-SAVED WITH-DIFFICULTY, where will the non-worshipping (ones) and SINNING (ones) appear?" (1 Peter 4:18). 

Here "the RIGHTEOUS (one) IS-BEING-SAVED WITH-DIFFICULTY " (1 Peter 4:18) is set in contrast with the "SINNING (ones)" (1 Peter 4:18) to whom may be inferred that it may be more than just difficult for such a one to be saved in the future where they will appear. 

Future tense of salvation

Paul wrote near the end of his life: "the Lord will-deliver me from every evil work and WILL-SAVE (me) INTO His heavenly KINGDOM" (2 Timothy 4:18). 

Jesus would have indicated that the righteous ones specifically would go into the kingdom, saying to "the RIGHTEOUS (ones)" (Matthew 25:46): "inherit the KINGDOM having-been-prepared (for) YOU" (Matthew 25:34). 

In contrast, Paul wrote that "UNRIGHTEOUS (ones) will not inherit God’s KINGDOM" (1 Corinthians 6:9).

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