Every genuine Believer is begotten of the spirit.
To be begotten of the spirit is to be a son of God.
Who is the Believer?
“THE BELIEVER IS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS”
We become righteous in the sight of God not by our works but by receiving Jesus and by having faith in Jesus Christ.
To receive Jesus is to become right with God.
It is not by our works at all.
No matter how we work, we cannot attain the Righteousness of God in our lives.
So how is the Believer the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus?
He is the righteousness of God because it was through Jesus Christ we became righteous.
When God looks at the Believer all he sees is the Righteousness.
Now being the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus is not a wishing thing.
It is a consciousness that you must intentionally be deliberate and conversant about.
The more this consciousness build up in you, the more the consciousness to sin dies.
You are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
This is who you are.
What does it mean to be Righteous?
It means to be in right standing.
We are only in right standing with God when we are in Jesus Christ.
Outside of Jesus is to be in a wrong standing so you can't be right with God if you don't have Jesus.
No way!
And Never!
The Believer is RIGHTEOUS because He has Jesus.