Title: The Righteousness
1The Righteousness of God
2 Corinthians 517-21
2The Righteousness of God
- It has always been the will of God for you to
know who you are in Christ and then go share that
with others. - Robert Moffat
3The Righteousness of God
- 2 Corinthians 517-19Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation the old has gone,
the new has come! All this is from God, who
reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave
us the ministry of reconciliation that God was
reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not
counting men's sins against them. And he has
committed to us the message of reconciliation.
(NIV)
4The Righteousness of God
- 2 Corinthians 520-21We are therefore Christ's
ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal
through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf Be
reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to
be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God. (NIV)
5The Righteousness of God
- Righteousmorally upright without guilt or sin
to be in right-standing possessing the ability
to live in accordance with being right
Righteousnessadhering to moral principles a
place or standing of justification you have
achieved the highest level of standards possible
6The Righteousness of God
Righteousness of God The state of being
righteous Achievement of perfection Being
at the highest level possible Being made right
in the eyes of God Having righteousness equal
to Gods
7How Do We Become TheRighteousness of God?
- Romans 321-24 But now a righteousness from God,
apart from law, has been made known, to which the
Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness
from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to
all who believe. There is no difference, for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
and are justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that came by Christ Jesus (NIV).
8How Do We Become TheRighteousness of God?
- Romans 41-3 What then shall we say that
Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this
matter? If, in fact, Abraham was justified by
works, he had something to boast about but not
before God. What does the Scripture say? "Abraham
believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness. (NIV).
9The Righteousness of God
- If you truly are a Christian,than you are
already therighteousness of God andyou have
been justified!
10How Do We Become TheRighteousness of God?
- Philippians 37-9 But whatever was to my profit
I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What
is more, I consider everything a loss compared to
the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus
my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I
consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and
be found in him, not having a righteousness of my
own that comes from the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ the righteousness that
comes from God and is by faith. (NIV)
11How Do We Become TheRighteousness of God?
- Romans 324
- We are justified freely by his grace through
the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (NIV)
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13The Righteousness of God
- We have been
- justified by faith!
14The Righteousness of God
- Galatians 216,21 Know that a man is not
justified by observing the law, but by faith in
Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in
Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in
Christ and not by observing the law, because by
observing the law no one will be justified. I do
not set aside the grace of God, for if
righteousness could be gained through the law,
Christ died for nothing! (NIV)
15The Righteousness of God
- Galatians 220-21I live my life with complete
trust in Gods son, the one who died for me. I
dont just throw away knowing the grace of my God
because I know if being made right could be
achieved by following the law then the death of
Christ would be a total waste! (NCV)
16The Righteousness of God
- Galatians 36-9 Consider Abraham He believed
God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness. Understand, then, that those who
believe are children of Abraham. The Scripture
foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by
faith, and announced the gospel in advance to
Abraham All nations will be blessed through
you. So those who have faith are blessed along
with Abraham, the man of faith. (NIV)
17The Righteousness of God
- Galatians 326,29 You are all sons of God
through faith in Christ Jesus. If you belong to
Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs
according to the promise. (NIV)
18When do you becomeRighteousness of God?
- The very instant Jesuscame on board!
19How does this affect our everyday lives?
- Proverb 2121 He who pursues righteousness and
love finds life, prosperity and honor. (NIV)
Hebrews 416 Let us then approach the throne of
grace with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our time of
need. (NIV)
20How does this affect our everyday lives?
- Romans 81, 14-17Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a
slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit
of sonship. And by him we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that
we are God's children. Now if we are children,
then we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with
Christ. (NIV)
21Is this a license to sin?
- Romans 61What shall we say, then? Shall we go
on sinning so that grace may increase? By no
means! We died to sin how can we live in it any
longer? (NIV)
22Is this a license to sin?
- If you have been converted and truly born
again,then you will not want to go on in sin.
23Is this a license to sin?
True Converts of Christ Have surrendered
control to Holy Spirit Follow Gods
commands Hate SIN and SIN makes them sick
Love other people Hate the things of this world
24Is this a license to sin?
- 1 John 24,6The man who says, I know him, but
does not do what he commands is a liar, and the
truth is not in him. Whoever claims to live in
him must walk as Jesus did. (NIV)
25Is this a license to sin?
- 1 John 29-10Anyone who claims to be in the
light but hates his brother is still in the
darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the
light. (NIV)
26Is this a license to sin?
- 1 John 215Do not love the world or anything in
the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of
the Father is not in him. (NIV)
27How then shall we respond?
- Acts 319So repent, change your mind and
purpose turn around and return to God, that your
sins may be erased, blotted out, wiped clean.
(AMP)
28How then shall we live?
- Philippians 315Only let us live up to what we
have already attained. (NIV)
29How then shall we live?
- Ephesians 317-18, 320And I pray that
yougrasp how wide and long and high and deep is
the love of Christ. Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power at work within us. (NIV)
30How then shall we live?
- Ephesians 41-3As a prisoner for the Lord, then
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling
you have received. Be completely humble and
gentle be patient, bearing with one another in
love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the
Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV)
31The Righteousness of God
- Romans 835-37Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or
sword? No, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him who loved us. For I am
convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able
to separate us from the love of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord. (NIV)
32The Righteousness of God
- 1 John 31How great is the love the Father has
lavished on us, that we should be called children
of God! And that is what we are! (NIV)
33The Righteousness of God
- 2 Corinthians 521He who knew no sin became
sin, so that we might become the righteousness of
God in Christ. (NKJV)
34The Righteousness of God
2 Corinthians 517-21
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