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Colossians 1: 13 – 14 (Amplified Bible) [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, (14) In Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins.

Ephesians 5: 8 (Amplified Bible) For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light].

2Corinthians 5: 17 – 18 (Amplified Bible) Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! (18) But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him].

As Born Again Children of the Living God we are no longer darkness (separated from God) but we are light. We are light in a dark world.  If we do not understand righteousness we will not be able to function as light to the dark world.

Our mental concept is that we have to earn our righteousness. We think that we have to make it work ourselves.  If we are trying to work out our righteousness we will be trying to fix ourselves.  We cannot fix ourselves.  God is the only one who can fix us.  That is why He paid the price for our righteousness, right standing with Him.  He is the only one who could do it.  I can only position myself by receiving Him as my Lord and Savior.

Before the Cross Righteousness was by the Law, after the Cross Righteousness is by Grace and is a free gift from God. We are living after the Cross. Righteousness is a free gift if we will receive it.

We have been made righteous by God Himself so that we can live a holy life by our choice by walking the love walk. We have been reconciled with God so that we can take the message of reconciliation to a hurting world.

Righteousness and Holiness are not the same thing. Once I receive Jesus as Lord and Savior I have been made right by God Himself. Once I step into righteousness or right standing with God then I can walk a holy life.  I live a holy life through the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Living a holy life is to walk in the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of life.  Walking the Love Walk is walking a holy life.