This is why God made us to be His own people: "But you are... a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. " (1Pet.2:9).
Not so that we could pursue our own righteousness here, and be discouraged when we keep falling ever short of the mark - but so that we could rejoice in Jesus who is our righteousness, and love HIM ever more and more, and proclaim His excellencies to the dying world around us.
We are told to "prepare our minds for action" and "be sober-minded" - not in order to go out and be good, but rather to "set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." Yes, we are to be "obedient children", not "conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct". But holy implies, not perfect and unsinning, but rather, devoted to God in all that we do. Set apart for Him. We were bought by Him; we are to be fully His, to do all that we do as unto Him, in love for Him. (1Pet.1:13-14).
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