Dipping our toes into Romans. Romans 5:1-11 The place of undeserved privilege is the position in which we stand when we are ‘in Christ’. This passage can be seen as looking at the past, the present and the future. In the past we are declared “not guilty” in Christ; in the present we are continually being made holy, and in the future there will be fulfilment in the presence of God, because the fruits of righteousness, granted us by grace, are peace and friendship with God.