HOLINESS IS STILL POSSIBLE
It only takes holiness to do exploits for God. The Holy Spirit does not dwell in polluted vessels. He only operates in the vessel of holiness. Jesus Christ was highly anointed, he prayed always, he preached always, he worked miracles, yet he did not commit sin. Paul wrote concerning Him, "For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become
the righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians 5:21 ). Peter also confirms that Jesus was sinless, "Who committed no sin, nor was guile found in his mouth" (1 Peter 2:22). As Jesus was holy, so are we expected to be holy. "But as he which has called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation. Because it is written, Be ye holy for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15-16).
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It is erroneously believed that holiness is not possible to achieve. This is because a natural man is naturally sinful. The natural man would always exhibit the tendency to sin, and the environment he lives in is configured around sin. No wonder David laments in Psalm 51:5, "Behold I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me."
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Despite its seeming imposibility, it is actually very possible to live a holy life in this sinful world. It takes three simple steps to be holy.

1. New Birth: At new birth our spirit man is changed, our nature is renewed from the natural to the supernatural. At that point, the old nature is annihilated and the new nature takes over. The new nature is the nature of God, that hates sin and loves righteusness. The Bible says, "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; bohold all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). Another fact is that at new birth, Christ exchanges our sinful nature with His righteousness. Verse 21 of that same scripture says, "For he has made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteusness of God." Romans 10:10 reveals that new birth occurs at the point of our genuine confession of the lordship of Jesus Christ over our lives. "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
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2. Faith: Holiness is not possible without faith. Hebrews 11:6, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him. . ." It takes faith to believe that Christ has taken away our sins. It takes faith know that we are righteous and to live in righteousness and to practise righteouness. A faithless person always lives with guilty concience over his past sins and the sins of his ancestors. A faithless person does not believe it is possibe to be holy. To develope faith for holiness, we need to renew our minds daily with the word of God.
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3. A conscious determination to remain holy: The mind of man is the seat of desire, decision and determination. Daniel 1:8 says, "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat nor with the wine which he drank. . ." No one becomes holy accidentally. Holiness is not a gift. It is a conscious effort that we make, knowing the consequences of sin in hell. The Holy Spirit only steps in to help us after we had taken the first step of decision.
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As we have seen, it is holiness that gives us the locus standi, the right to interfere in the affairs of men for God. A sinner does no have the right to rebuke the devil because the devil is their master. The seven sons of Sceva in Acts 19:11-20 are a typical example of those who try to rebuke the devil while still in the devil's camp. They were disgraced and embarrased.
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A christian can only affect his society positively at the platform of holiness. The Bible says in Isaiah 32:1 says , "Behold a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgement." Holiness is the beauty of christianty, besides it is the only ticket to heaven.

Holiness is a term for scammers and it means doing what a god tells you to do, irrespective of whether it is good or not.
Righteousness is the real deal, meaning , doing what is right by the use of your brain rather than waiting for a god to tell you to do it or not.