2 Corinthians 5:21 | KJV (21) 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.
“For He hath made Him to be sin for us…” – means it was the choice or will of God for Jesus to do this
He became sin with our sin. He did not sin and was spotless but He took upon Himself our sin past, present, and future.
“…that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” – (Ginomai) means to become something that was not before, transition from one point to another.
We have been much more than forgiven!
We have been much more than just saved from Hell!
We have been much more than just allowed to get into Heaven!
Romans 3:10 | NKJV (10) As it is written: “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE;
Romans 3:11-26 | NKJV (11) THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS; THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS AFTER GOD. (12) THEY HAVE ALL TURNED ASIDE; THEY HAVE TOGETHER BECOME UNPROFITABLE; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE.” (13) “THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN TOMB; WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY HAVE PRACTICED DECEIT”; “THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”; (14) “WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS.” (15) “THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD; (16) DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR WAYS; (17) AND THE WAY OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN.” (18) “THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES.”
The devil seeks to keep Christians in a sin consciousness because it robs believers of their confidence in Christ, their faith, and negatively affects your prayer life.
Jesus has taken care of the sin problem once and for all!
Speaking of your past failures and sins is not pleasing to God. Sure it can be part of our testimony but don’t live back there in all of that.
Which are you more aware of: your past sin or the power of the Blood of Jesus to cleanse you of all those things?
Romans 3:11-26 | NKJV (19) Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. (20) Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (21) But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, (22) even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; (23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (24) being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (25) whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, (26) to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Propitiation: appeasing God’s wrath against sin by a sacrificial offering.
To be righteous means you are right with God, made right to God’s standard, innocent, justified
The only way that God could be legally right in making us right in His eyes is if He gave us His righteousness through Jesus.
Romans 3:27 | NKJV (27) Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Remember how Adam and Eve hid themselves from God after they sinned? That is because they were afraid.
Sin consciousness produces fear!
Righteousness consciousness produces boldness and confidence in Him!
I am as right with God as Jesus is because it is His righteousness I am made right with!
If I have been made right with God, what is holding me back? Jesus always received from Heaven because He did not labor under guilt, shame, and condemnation.