Righteousness by Faith

As a Teacher of the Word, anointed and set apart for this very purpose, it is my duty to expound on topics for the edification of the saints and the work of the ministry. I take this very seriously as I have often watched the immediate implications of wrong doctrines. It sets in motion series of failure and depression. The Christian life is a walk of faith. The Just shall live by faith. Righteousness being a foundational principle of Christendom, is a most essential doctrine that must be preached rightly.
It is evident in these times that salvation is by grace through faith and not of works (Eph 2:8). The interpretation of this verse have gone south in recent times as the new awareness of the Grace Message increases. The challenge here is the definition of the concepts of  ‘Grace’ and ‘Righteousness’.
Firstly, Grace is not unmerited favor as is popularly touted. It was the Amplified translation that termed it unmerited favor but it’s a big misconception. Several scriptures shows contextually a different definition of Grace. Secondly, the term or concept of grace has been diluted over the years by religious doctrines and such true meaning of such concept keep fading as the years go by.
Grace and Righteousness are Kingdom concepts. That is, they are portrayed by their use or implementation within a Kingdom. In Medieval times, Royalties were titled, “Your Grace” indicating an avalanche of influence, a plethora of splendor and majesty as regards greatness and ability. In simpler terms, Grace is defined as the “outward working of an inner influence”. Grace refers to the ability within a man to influence his surrounding or people. Grace is a concept only familiar with royalties. Such words as ‘graceful’ may even be more self-explanatory. Noble ladies were said to walk in a graceful manner, indicating a manner that commanded respect, nobility and influence. Grace is a power word!
So Paul is saying that we are saved by Grace (an inner influence provided by God) through faith and not by our determined works. The question here is, from what are we saved and who held us ransom and what was the importance and implication of Jesus death and resurrection.
We know that Jesus death and resurrection was to bring us victory over sin and its lure
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Rom 8:3)
Heb_9:26  For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Jesus came to pay the wages of our disobedience to the Judge of all, the Father over us all. God is just and the requirement for our justification was that an Innocent who was guiltless pay the price for all. Jesus being spotless was the perfect sacrifice for us. He paid the full price as required by the law (for the Jews, the gentiles were not under the law, nevertheless condemned for sin). But the payment of the requirement was not enough to save us from what held us bound. We were bound by a law and a nature that will ensure us doing the same thing over again and will require another payment for sin. This is the significance of his resurrection. His resurrection was the victory over sin and its  lure.
Rom_8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom_8:3  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Its important to note that Jesus didn’t just come to save us from the consequences of sin (poverty, sickness, death, hell…), he came to save us from sin and its grasp over us. You see, without sin, there would be none of these consequences. For death came in through sin
Rom_5:12  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
He saved us thus by breaking the hold of sin. Throughout the New Testament, the focus of the salvation of man by grace focused on breaking the hold of sin over man and not his exclusion from the punishment in the world. You have to understand that Sin was the problem and not hell. Man was not created for hell and no Believer should be concerned with hell for the believer has no business there.
Rom_6:6  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
The Old man is crucified with him so that the body of sin (the allure or affinity of sin) is destroyed, for the sole purpose that we do not serve sin.
This is our focus! This is the foundation of Christianity. There is no permission for sin! God’s standard have not changed and it will never changed. It was only met in Christ Jesus and that ability in Christ Jesus is at work in us today. That is what is referred to as ‘Grace’.
Rom_6:14  For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
You see, under the law, you had to try to do right and be right. But under grace, through faith, you are able to access that divine ability of Christ in us to do right and act right.
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
(Rom 5:2)
So by faith, we have access into this grace (this divine ability in Christ to do right) by faith. By believing in the resurrection of Christ as victory over the hold of sin, we receive the ability to act right! That ability is at work within us, causing us to live right and do right. It causes so to remain in perpetual victory in the Kingdom.
Let me break it here, will continue the series in my next post. Feel free to put up your objections, questions, contributions etc. No one will be prevented from saying his mind. But I will plead decorum and dignified responses. Thank you!