Featured Discussions - Albert Finch Ministry2024-03-28T12:12:13Zhttps://afministry.ning.com/group/yahoo/forum/topic/list?feed=yes&xn_auth=no&featured=1Albert Finch Ministry - Daily Devotional - October 3, 2020tag:afministry.ning.com,2020-10-03:4923022:Topic:5623062020-10-03T21:23:29.126ZAlbert Finchhttps://afministry.ning.com/profile/AlbertFinch
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>John 3:13 - "No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.</strong></em>"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He was describing a lifestyle with the Father -- even though He was standing on earth He had ascended into heavenly realms in His relationship with God. That is an invitation for every believer. <em><strong>Colossians 3:1 - "If then you were raised with Christ, seek those…</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>John 3:13 - "No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.</strong></em>"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He was describing a lifestyle with the Father -- even though He was standing on earth He had ascended into heavenly realms in His relationship with God. That is an invitation for every believer. <em><strong>Colossians 3:1 - "If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God."</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are as raised from the dead as Jesus because it is actually His resurrection. Considering that biblical truth, the Lord invites us into an encounter where we start thinking and seeking according to the biblical reality. It comes from the fact that when Jesus was raised from the dead (as you) He defeated every enemy of humanity -- His victory is your victory. His purpose is your purpose -- to advance God's Kingdom throughout the earth regardless of the adversity you may encounter. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://afministry.ning.com/">http://afministry.ning.com/</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>1</strong> <strong>Chronicles 16:29 - "Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!"</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As Believers in Jesus, we have been issued an invitation to live a life of holiness before God – to be set apart like He is. To be totally and radically different than the world. The power of the Spirit enables us to live…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>1</strong> <strong>Chronicles 16:29 - "Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!"</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As Believers in Jesus, we have been issued an invitation to live a life of holiness before God – to be set apart like He is. To be totally and radically different than the world. The power of the Spirit enables us to live "set apart" to God.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God has not called us to dry religion but the living waters of His presence – where we can come and drink at any time and learn to <strong>walk in His purpose for our life.</strong> <em><strong>"They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures." (Psalm 36:8)</strong></em> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Eat of His Words and drink of His Spirit! In doing this you cannot help but discover life-changing transformation into His very image!</span></p>
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<p><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://afministry.ning.com/">http://afministry.ning.com/</a></strong></span><br/></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Philippians 3:16 - "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Paul spoke about the desire to attain. There is no standing still. We are renewed by the Spirit. We never get into a new place until we come out of the old one <strong>(Genesis 12:1-4).</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We must see revelation of God's…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Philippians 3:16 - "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Paul spoke about the desire to attain. There is no standing still. We are renewed by the Spirit. We never get into a new place until we come out of the old one <strong>(Genesis 12:1-4).</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We must see revelation of God's purpose for our life and learn about who we are in Christ and our right standing with God. We can never be satisfied to stay where we are spiritually, for the truth continues to enlighten us.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We must move on, or we will perish. We must be obedient to the Holy Spirit who guides us.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://afministry.ning.com/">http://afministry.ning.com/</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>James 3:17 - "But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy."</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we speak the tender mercies of the Word over a problem, our faith begins to rise up within us. We then release words of faith and plant seeds of power. These seeds then begin to grow up and become greater than the…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>James 3:17 - "But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy."</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we speak the tender mercies of the Word over a problem, our faith begins to rise up within us. We then release words of faith and plant seeds of power. These seeds then begin to grow up and become greater than the problems.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">They begin to bear fruit -- fruit of deliverance, healing, miracles, love, joy, and peace. Souls are drawn into the Kingdom as Jesus is lifted up by the words of our mouth.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>James 3:17</strong> says that the Word is without hypocrisy. That means when we call things that be not as though they were, we're not lying or being hypocrites. We are not speaking lies or deceptions. We are speaking seeds of faith -- the seeds that start the process of God's operations in our lives will change our entire surroundings.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://afministry.ning.com/">http://afministry.ning.com/</a></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What is the pivot point of all Christianity?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Jesus' substitution and our identification with it. Jesus was made to be sin for us. He never committed sin but he became the nature of sin. To the extent that I realize that Jesus was made to be sin, that is how much I will see myself as the righteousness of God in Him.…</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What is the pivot point of all Christianity?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Jesus' substitution and our identification with it. Jesus was made to be sin for us. He never committed sin but he became the nature of sin. To the extent that I realize that Jesus was made to be sin, that is how much I will see myself as the righteousness of God in Him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"He died for all, so that they who live might no longer liver for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf." - 2 Corinthians 5:15</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"I am crucified, with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me." - Galatians 2:20</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What comes as a result of your first seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: God loves me with the same love that He loves Jesus, since Jesus dwells in me. I have as much right to expect God to move on my behalf as I would expect Him to respond to Jesus.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"When that day comes you will not ask me for anything. I tell you the truth; my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." - John 16:23</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>“I in them, and You in Me--that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them even as You loved Me. – John 17:23</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." - John 15:5</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Why was David victorious against Goliath?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: He saw God on his side. He knew he was in right standing with God and God was for him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?" - Romans 8:31hjjjj</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"But in all these things we over-whelmingly conquer through Him who loved us." - Romans 8:37</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"For you have made the Lord, my refuge, even the Most High your dwelling place. For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways." - Psalm 91:9,11</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What is the effect of righteousness?</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Quietness and assurance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul." - Psalm 23:1-3</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in Holiness and righteousness before Him all our days." - Luke 1:74,75</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus, having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." - Philippians 1:6,11</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>When is it that nothing can prevail against you?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: When I can be confident of God's willingness to use His power on my behalf because of my right standing with Him. I have no need to fear what Satan or man can do to me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"For everyone born of God, has overcome the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." - 1 John 5:4</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth." - 1 John 2:20</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"But the Lord is faithful and will give you strength and will protect you from the Evil One." - 2 Thessalonians 3:3</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>INTO ACTION:</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Affirm and meditate on the indicated scriptures four times daily until the renewing of your mind is made real to your spirit.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <strong><u>AFFIRMATIONS:</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Since God is for me, who can sucessfully come against me?</strong> (Romans 8:31)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I am more than a conquerer since nothing can separate me from the love of Christ.</strong> (Romans 8:37,39)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I am sincere and without offence, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God</strong>. (Philippians1:10,11)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Four Kinds of Power – Exousia: Anointing of Authority</strong></span><br></br> <span class="font-size-3">(Read Mark 16 & Matthew 10:5-15)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Matthew 28:18 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, <span style="color: #ff0000;">“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (Jesus has been given all authority by the Father, in heaven and on…</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Four Kinds of Power – Exousia: Anointing of Authority</strong></span><br/> <span class="font-size-3">(Read Mark 16 & Matthew 10:5-15)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Matthew 28:18 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, <span style="color: #ff0000;">“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (Jesus has been given all authority by the Father, in heaven and on earth.)</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Matthew 10:1 1Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness</strong></em>.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">(During His ministry and before Pentecost Jesus gave the disciples, “power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and to heal all diseases.” Here He gave them <strong>“Exosia”</strong> power, which means He gave them “the authority and the right.” The Greek word speaks of the commissioning and the influence to do the works of the kingdom.)</span></p>
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<p><em style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Mark 16:15 15And He said to them, <span style="color: #ff0000;">“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.</span></strong></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">(We are commissioned to do the works of Jesus. Many Christians today do not move in miracles, signs and wonders because they are waiting for</span> <strong style="font-size: 14pt;">“Dunamis”</strong> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">miracle power. Dunamis won’t come, however, until we are faithful with the Exosia authority and until we invest the time that we have and expecting the signs God wants to give us.)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Luke 10:19 - <span style="color: #ff0000;">“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Mark 16:17-18 17“<span style="color: #ff0000;">These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”</span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">(He promised that we would see signs follow our lives, that we would cast out demons, trample on scorpions and serpents, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers and raise the dead.)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Luke 10:1-3 1Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2And He was saying to them, <span style="color: #ff0000;">“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3“Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves."</span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">(Jesus first gave the disciples power (<strong>Exosia</strong> authority) in His name.)</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>Luke 10:17 17The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">(When the disciples went out with the anointing of <strong>Exosia</strong> they were amazed that even the demons were subject to them. When the disciples first received the Exosia power or authority to take the gospel to the world with signs and wonders, all they had was faith that they could do what Jesus promised they could do. There was not <strong>Dunamis</strong> with that authority. At Pentecost, however, they received the mighty outpouring of Dunamis power.)</span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="font-size-5"><strong>Summary:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Most believers have not seen a release of greater authority in their lives because they have not done anything with the authority and power God has already given to them. God always rewards our exercise of authority. He always blesses, as we are faithful to invest. Our authority and anointing will increase as we contend and pray for people. We must keep praying for them until we see great things.</span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="font-size-4"><strong>QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Do I want healings?</strong></span><br/> <span class="font-size-4"><strong>Do I want miracles, signs and wonders?</strong></span> <br/> <span class="font-size-4"><strong>Do I want to see the supernatural manifested?</strong></span></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-4">Then I need to make room for the Holy Spirit to come, in power, by exercising the authority Jesus has given me.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">Bring Him your mind for rest and renewal. Let Him infuse His Presence into your thoughts. As your mind stops racing, your body relaxes and you regain awareness of Him. This awareness is vital to your spiritual well-being; it is your lifeline, spiritually speaking.</span></p>
<p><br></br><span class="font-size-4">There are actually more than four dimensions in this world where you live. In addition to the three dimensions of space and the one of time, there is…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Bring Him your mind for rest and renewal. Let Him infuse His Presence into your thoughts. As your mind stops racing, your body relaxes and you regain awareness of Him. This awareness is vital to your spiritual well-being; it is your lifeline, spiritually speaking.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4">There are actually more than four dimensions in this world where you live. In addition to the three dimensions of space and the one of time, there is the <strong>dimension of openness to His Presence</strong>. This dimension <strong>transcends the others</strong>, giving you glimpses of heaven while you still reside on earth.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4">This was part of His original design for mankind. Adam and Eve used to walk with Him in the garden, before their expulsion from Eden. Walk with Him in the garden of your heart, where He has taken up permanent residence.</span></p>
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<p><strong><em><span class="font-size-4">"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden." — Genesis 3:8</span></em></strong></p>
<p><br/><strong><em><span class="font-size-4">"Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord." — Psalm 89:15</span></em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</span></strong></p> RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD - 3 (OF 8)tag:afministry.ning.com,2016-08-16:4923022:Topic:2240792016-08-16T02:49:25.166ZAlbert Finchhttps://afministry.ning.com/profile/AlbertFinch
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>1. What is a righteousness consciousness?</strong></span></p>
<p><br></br> <span class="font-size-3">Answer: Righteousness consciousness is the state of being aware of your right standing with God. Righteousness means the ability to stand in the presence of Father God without the sense of guilt, inferiority or condemnation.</span></p>
<p><br></br><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies are going to die because of sin,…</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>1. What is a righteousness consciousness?</strong></span></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-3">Answer: Righteousness consciousness is the state of being aware of your right standing with God. Righteousness means the ability to stand in the presence of Father God without the sense of guilt, inferiority or condemnation.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies are going to die because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because you have been put right with God." - Romans 8:10</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. - 1 Peter 2:24</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>2. Why are we the righteousness of God?</strong></span></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-3">Answer: We are righteous because of God's love, because of who we are in Christ not because of our own conduct. our righteousness is not because we have done something to deserve it; but because God has chosen not to hold sin against us.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:21</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>3. How is it possible to believe that God loves you with the same love that he loves Jesus?</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Answer: Answer in the scriptures.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"He was given over to die because of our sins, and was raised to life to put us right with God." - Romans 4:25</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." - John 3:16</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"In our union with Christ Jesus He raised us up with Him to rule with Him in the heavenly world. He did this to demonstrate for all time to come the extraordinary greatness of his grace in the love He showed us in Christ Jesus." - Ephesians 2:6,7</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>4. Explain how you can develop a righteousness consciousness?</strong></span></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-3">Answer: Allow the Holy Spirit to paint a picture on the inside of you by meditationg on God's loving kindness. His grace, and His mercy towards you.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."</span> - Matthew 6:33</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neaither can you unless you abide in Me."</span> - John 15:4</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">5. What result or effect does right standing with God have on your relationship with him?</span></strong></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-3">Answer: It builds our confidence in God's willingness to use His power in our behalf. We become aware of His love for us and perfect love casts out fear.</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whetever you wish, and it will be done for you."</span> - John 15:7</strong></em></span><br/><span class="font-size-3"><em><strong>"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:18</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><br/><span class="font-size-3">Affirm and meditate on the indicated scriptures several times daily until the renewing of your mind is made real to your spirit.</span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="font-size-4"><strong>AFFIRMATIONS:</strong></span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3">God imputes righteousness to me since I believe the He raised Jesus from the dead for my justification. <strong>(Romans 4:24.25)</strong></span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-3">God loves me with the same love that He loves Jesus. <strong>(John 17:26)</strong></span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-3">God, who is rich in mercy and love, has quickened me with Christ and has raise me up tobether with Christ and made me sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.</span> <strong>(Ephesians 2:4-6)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p> ROMANS - Inheritance Affirmationstag:afministry.ning.com,2016-07-31:4923022:Topic:2215362016-07-31T20:13:00.645ZAlbert Finchhttps://afministry.ning.com/profile/AlbertFinch
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">I have been made right in God's sight and at peace with God because of my faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.</span></strong> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 5:1</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I reign as a king in the realm of life through Jesus Christ because I receive God’s abundant provision of forgiveness and the gift of righteousness.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 5:17…</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">I have been made right in God's sight and at peace with God because of my faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.</span></strong> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 5:1</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I reign as a king in the realm of life through Jesus Christ because I receive God’s abundant provision of forgiveness and the gift of righteousness.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 5:17</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Since we have become one with Him in His death we are raised to life in the likeness of His resurrection.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 6:5</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I consider myself to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 6:11</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 8:2</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I am a Son of God since I am led by the Spirit of God.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 8:14</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I am called according to His purpose to be conformed to the image of His Son.</strong></span><span class="font-size-3">- Romans - 8:28,29</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">God, who delivered up His own Son for me, freely gives me all things. -</span></strong> <span class="font-size-3">Romans 8:32</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>In all things I am a conqueror through Him that loves me.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 8:37</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The word of faith is in my mouth and in my heart.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 10:8</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I am saved since I confess with my mouth Jesus as Lord of my life and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 10:9</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>With my mouth I confess my salvation and with my heart I am put right with God.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 10:10</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The Lord richly blesses me when I call on Him.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">- Romans 10:12</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Since I am a believer, when I call upon the name of the Lord I am saved.</strong></span> -<span class="font-size-3">Romans 10:13</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Faith cometh by hearing and hearing, by the word of God.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 10:17</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I present my body as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, dedicated to His service and pleasing to Him.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 12:1</span></p>
<p><br/><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I am not conformed to this world; but am transformed by the renewing of my mind; that I might know the will of God - what is good, and is pleasing th Him, and is perfect.</strong></span> - <span class="font-size-3">Romans 12:2</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</span></strong></p> RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD - 2 (of 8)tag:afministry.ning.com,2016-05-09:4923022:Topic:1983302016-05-09T19:16:43.678ZAlbert Finchhttps://afministry.ning.com/profile/AlbertFinch
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Your spirit in union with God and the laws that govern that spirit realm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Jesus…</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What is the Kingdom of God?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Your spirit in union with God and the laws that govern that spirit realm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Jesus answered and said to him, 'Truly,truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.'" - John 3:3</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"The kingdom of God does not come visibly, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'there it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."</em></strong> <strong><em> - Luke 17:20,21</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Is it God's will for us to experience life as it is in the Kingdom of God?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: Find answer in the scriptures.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you...for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom."</em></strong> <strong><em>- Luke 12;31,32</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” -</em></strong> <strong>Matthew 16:9</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.” – Matthew 21:43</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What law governs the Kingdom of God?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." - Romans 8:2</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the spirit." - Galatians 5:25</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What is the righteousness of God?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: The ability to stand in the presence of God without the sense of sin, guilt, condemnation, or inferiority.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The 'curtain' into God's presence is his body... -- full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out." - Hebrews 10:21,22 The Message</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Therefore there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." - Romans 8:1</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>“</em></strong><strong><em>but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:7</em></strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>How do we receive His righteousness (our right standing with God)?</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Answer: We receive our righteousness by faith in the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. We never lose our right standing with God because He has forgiven us all our sins – past, present, and future. We are now always available to advance His Kingdom in the earth through our Christ calling.)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Adams sin brought punishment to all, but Christ's righteousness makes men right with God, so that they can live." - Romans 5:18</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe." - Romans 3:22</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." - 2 Corinthians 5:21</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>INTO ACTION:</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Affirm and meditate on the indicated scriptures 4 times daily until the renewing of your mind is made real to your spirit.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> <u>AFFIRMATIONS:</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I ask, seek, and knock until I come to understand and start implementing my Christ calling as I begin bearing fruit that remains for His Kingdom. (Matthew 7:7)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>The Kingdom of God -- which is righteousness, and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit -- is within me.</strong> (Luke 17:21 & Romans 14:17)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>As I seek the Kingdom of God, all things God has for me will be added.</strong> (Luke 12:30-32)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Since I am in Christ Jesus, God has made wisdom, righteousness and sanctification, and redemption available to me through faith in the blood of Jesus. (Romans 3:25)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD - 2 (of 8)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="http://afministry.ning.com/group/yahoo/forum/topics/right-standing-with-god-2-of-8-1">http://afministry.ning.com/group/yahoo/forum/topics/right-standing-with-god-2-of-8-1</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Revised 01-03-2024.</strong></span></p>
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