Col 1:14 IN WHOM we have redemption through his blood, even the FORGIVENESS OF SINS:
How much has the Believer been forgiven?
The ministers set in the church has preached sin and sin consciousness; rather drilling into the Believer condemnation, guilt and inferiority in a bid to teach them the place of moral separation from the evil deeds of the world.
The church must now know and be able to differentiate between righteousness as a POSITION, and righteousness as a DISPOSITION.
The Believer in Christ is made righteous with the very righteousness of God Himself; this is positional righteousness. The Believer in Christ is righteous with God's righteousness, whether he or she acts like it or not, it does not change it.
2Cor 5:21 For he[God] hath made him[Jesus] to be sin for US, who knew no sin; that WE might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD in him.
Rom 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just[righteous], and the JUSTIFIER[RIGHTEOUSNESS] OF HIM WHICH BELIEVETH IN JESUS.
The Believer stands righteous in Christ; he or she has been made so. The Believer in Christ is created righteous WITH THE VERY RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
The new man and woman in Christ is created in the image of God, which is in righteousness and true holiness (Eph 4:24). He has been created this way in Christ.
Now, "dispositional" righteousness or fruit of righteousness as in biblical term is simply what plays out after the Believer have gotten his mind renewed to the truth that he is as righteous in this spirit as God.
Eph 4:24 And that ye PUT ON the new man, which after God is CREATED in righteousness and true holiness.
Putting the above scripture (Eph 4:24) in it'S proper context, by this, I mean considering the pretext and post-text of the above text in order to gets it's proper context,
Ephesians 4:22-25:
22 That ye PUT OFF concerning the former conversation[lifestyle] the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be RENEWED in the spirit of your MIND;
24 And that ye PUT ON the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore PUTTING away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
