God is Faithful
The true believer can best understand the distinction between positional truth (perfect position in Christ) and experiential truth (fellowship with God) by considering God's righteousness. Since Jesus satisfied the just demands of a holy God in His first coming by being the perfect sacrifice for sin (Hebrews 9:11-14) on man's behalf, the believer is given His righteousness by faith in who He is and what He accomplished. Receiving it happens in a moment, at salvation, since He became to us righteousness as a past event But by His doing [ ek autos – out of Him] you are in Christ Jesus, who became [ ginomai – aorist indicative passive] to us wisdom from God, and righteousness [ dikaiosune – standards of a higher authority] and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, "LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD (1 Corinthians 1:30). Experiencing this righteousness is a byproduct of a living faith, as 2 Corinthians 5:21 tells us: He made Him who knew ...