Don't condemn people of sin, that's what the devil does, but don't condone sin either because it wasn't cheap to set us free and is a-poised to what God is.
The bible does not teach us in the New Testament, "Our righteousness is given to us by christ Jesus." Rather, it teaches us, "Our righteousness is given to us by God." You may say, "that's just semantics." But it is crucial to see the difference. We need to truly understand our death toll. The totality and absoluteness of our death in transgressions and sins. We need to separate our old self from the new man in the Spirit of life. Not allowing our own personal experiential history merit cause for change in the plan God has written and finished in Christ Jesus. The sinful nature must be put to death in our influences in determining the quality of Christ Himself.
We will never be fixed; by grace, or by anything else. We will never warrant a label of righteousness on our own --period.It is only given thru a certain venue: Christ Jesus [Whom we never lay aside to rest] He is the way, the truth, and the life. It's all in that condescend God/man. It is understanding the quality of the robe you must wear that brings understanding to all of Scriptures overall view of truth. Many say.." I try...But I can't do it quit that much..." Nor should you think that you can, for you are dead. But You need to ask,.. "are you Christ able to do it that much....?" Then Scripture comes out screaming at you and the Spirit of God thru the Holy Spirit will testify to those scriptures as well, of just how much quality is in that robe you have around you.
The amalgamation of Christ's walk with you will bring an immersive totality to your victory found in Him and you will become fruit- bearing as a result.. He will fight for you, He will give you understanding, He will take away doubt, and fear, and timidity.He will be in control of the new man [place your name here]. But He will give you confidence, only, in the truth of His Word and the power He delivers is in the fruit of His character and demeanor.
This power is stupid to the world, it doesn't give sinful nature enough respect to help their dry bones heal. There focus is inward not upward. Yet, God heals our dry bones and puts flesh on them and tendons and has us walk in His light of complete and peaceful victory, untouched by sinful natures dry bone problem, as we put on the robe of Christ. We need not shore up the dam with God, we need to die and be reborn into The quality of what lives in our soul. There is no more balancing act, there is only denying Satan's knock at the door, and Christ merged with you will conquer this as well as you obey Him [underline obey]. This is where knowing Christ's quality means everything.
It's funny , when we fear nothing but God, we fear nothing else. But when we do not fear God, we fear everything else. And from that fear comes human reasoning over Holiness driven desires found in Gods message brought to us by Christ Jesus. Our heart becomes transparent by the questions we ask, and the demeanor by which we ask them.