2nd Corinthians 5:17-21Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come, God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God!
When you work with a company, you obtain an identification card that means wherever you go, you represent that company and you work according to the directions of that company.
When one is in Christ, he has a new identity and that identity is righteousness! The righteousness is not by our works but it has been obtained through the finished work at Calvary and grace and faith in Jesus. When you identify with this righteousness, it will preempt you to live a righteous life because that is your identity. When you have this identity, this does not mean that sin will not come, sin will come but the new nature (righteousness) will preempt you to repent because the righteousness in you will not tolerate sin.and when you repent God is faithful and just to forgive you. But it begins with this identity. When we have this righteousness that is in Christ Jesus, Jesus will cause us to have good works. The bible says in [Ephesians 2:10] that we are Christ workmanship created for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Therefore you do not have to struggle with doing good if you have Christ Jesus. It should be automatic because the righteous nature dwells in you. The bible says that we are the lord’s temple in which He dwells, meaning that if he dwells in our bodies, then he can’t live in a sinful body; He will clean it so that he may live in it! And causes it to do what He (Christ) wants it to do. And what it will do will automatically be righteousness. The only reason why you will love is because Christ loves you and he wants you to love others. the other reason why you will flee from worldly lusts is because the righteous nature is not compatible with the sinful nature and the righteous nature will present us holy and acceptable before God. We should repent not because we are guilty of sin but because we have a righteous nature that causes us to say sorry to God.
Conclusively, you cannot have the righteous nature unless you are in Christ Jesus, you could be there and you have not given your life to Jesus. say this prayer below.
Lord Jesus am sorry for the sinful life I have lived forgive me and cloth me with your nature of righteousness that I may live to glorify your name. Today lord I accept you as my lord and savior. Thank you for dieing for me. In Jesus name Amen.
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