I’ve posted at Out of the Ordinary today on one of the practical implications of being counted righteous in Christ.
Because God counts me righteous in Christ, I am free to see my sin as it is without despairing. I have no need to minimize it; I can confess my sin honestly because it does not change how God sees me. It does not change my standing before God. Christ’s righteousness gives me the joyful relief that comes from knowing that, because of Christ, I bear no shame.