righteousness
Root and Fruit
One of the great deceptions in the church is how Satan has convinced us that we are forgiven, but we still have the nature of Adam, and that we are always going to be slaves to sin and its effects. Just a sinner, saved by grace. Satan has convinced us that both sin and righteousness are behaviors only, the fruit of our lives. Biblically speaking, both words also describe our nature or the root of our beings. Let me explain.…