For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Religion teaches that if a man would live right, then God would qualify
him to be a righteous person, but that’s not true. It’s a contradiction. No one
can live righteously, until He’s first made righteous by God. God’s
righteousness in your spirit is what gives you the ability to live right.
That is why in Christianity, what God does is to first make you
righteous, before He’d be justified to expect you to live right. The Bible says
Jesus Christ died on account of our offences, and was raised back to life for
our justification (Romans 4:25). Justification means to declare righteous. When
a man receives Christ, he receives a new life, and is as one who has never
existed before: a new creation in Christ.
This new life isn’t characterized by sin. This new life is superior to
sin, the devil, death and hell. This new life is the life of righteousness; now
you can live a righteous life. The reason men sin is because they’re sinners by
nature. That nature is supplanted by God’s nature of righteousness when a man is
born again. Because you’re born again, sin no longer has dominion over you; it
becomes natural for you to live right and fulfil the will of the Father, for
His righteousness is in your spirit.
Confession: I’m crucified with Christ; it’s no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. His
righteousness in my spirit is expressed on the outside; it’s natural for me to
live right and fulfil the will of the Father, because of His righteousness in
my spirit.
Further Study: Romans 3:20-22; For no one can ever be made right
with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we
are. 21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right
with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the
writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. 22 We
are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true
for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Romans 5:17; For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule
over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of
righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death
through this one man, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21; For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21; For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 2 Corinthians 5:1-6:1-2, Proverbs 18-19
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING
PLAN: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, Jeremiah 24
2-YEAR BIBLE
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