RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD - 3 (OF 8)

[Albert Finch]

1. What is a righteousness consciousness?

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.

"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
"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

2. Why are we the righteousness of God?

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.

"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
"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

3. How is it possible to believe that God loves you with the same love that he loves Jesus?

Answer: Answer in the scriptures.

"He was given over to die because of our sins, and was raised to life to put us right with God." - Romans 4:25
"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
"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

4. Explain how you can develop a righteousness consciousness?

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.

"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." - Matthew 6:33
"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." - John 15:4

5. What result or effect does right standing with God have on your relationship with him?

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.

"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whetever you wish, and it will be done for you." - John 15:7
"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

INTO ACTION:

Affirm and meditate on the indicated scriptures several times daily until the renewing of your mind is made real to your spirit.

AFFIRMATIONS:

God imputes righteousness to me since I believe the He raised Jesus from the dead for my justification. (Romans 4:24.25)

God loves me with the same love that He loves Jesus. (John 17:26)

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. (Ephesians 2:4-6)

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY