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The Righteousness
of God
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
The 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
The Righteousness of God
2 Corinthians 5:17-19:
Therefore, 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)
The Righteousness of God
2 Corinthians 5:20-21:
We 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)
The Righteousness of God
Righteous:
morally upright; without guilt or sin; to be
in right-standing; possessing the ability to
live in accordance with being right
Righteousness:
adhering to moral principles; a place or
standing of justification you have
achieved; the highest level of standards
possible
The 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 God’s
How Do We Become The
Righteousness of God?
Romans 3:21-24: 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).
How Do We Become The
Righteousness of God?
Romans 4:1-3: 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).
The Righteousness of God
If you truly are a Christian,
than you are already the
righteousness of God and
you have been justified!
How Do We Become The
Righteousness of God?
Philippians 3:7-9: 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)
How Do We Become The
Righteousness of God?
Romans 3:24:
[We] are justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that came by
Christ Jesus. (NIV)
Pardon
Justified
You are guilty but
you do not have to
pay the penalty of
that guilt. It has
been suspended.
Declares that you
never were guilty
in the first place
and that you are
100% without guilt.
The Righteousness of God
We have been
justified by faith!
The Righteousness of God
Galatians 2:16,21: 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)
The Righteousness of God
Galatians 2:20-21:
I live my life with complete trust in God’s
son, the one who died for me. I don’t 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)
The Righteousness of God
Galatians 3:6-9: 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)
The Righteousness of God
Galatians 3:26,29: 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)
When do you become
Righteousness of God?
The very instant Jesus
came on board!
How does this affect our
everyday lives?
Proverb 21:21: He who pursues righteousness
and love finds life, prosperity and honor. (NIV)
Hebrews 4:16: 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)
How does this affect our
everyday lives?
Romans 8:1, 14-17:
Therefore, 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)
Is this a license to sin?
Romans 6:1:
What 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)
Is this a license to sin?
If you have been converted
and truly born again,
then you will not want to
go on in sin.
Is this a license to sin?
True Converts of Christ:
· Have surrendered control to Holy Spirit
· Follow God’s commands
· Hate SIN and SIN makes them sick
· Love other people
· Hate the things of this world
Is this a license to sin?
1 John 2:4,6:
The 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)
Is this a license to sin?
1 John 2:9-10:
Anyone 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)
Is this a license to sin?
1 John 2:15:
Do not love the world or anything
in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not
in him. (NIV)
How then shall we respond?
Acts 3:19:
So repent, change your mind
and purpose; turn around and
return to God, that your sins
may be erased, blotted out,
wiped clean. (AMP)
How then shall we live?
Philippians 3:15:
Only let us live up to what we
have already attained. (NIV)
How then shall we live?
Ephesians 3:17-18, 3:20:
And I pray that you…grasp 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)
How then shall we live?
Ephesians 4:1-3:
As 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)
The Righteousness of God
Romans 8:35-37:
Who 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)
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1 John 3:1:
How 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)
The Righteousness of God
2 Corinthians 5:21:
He who knew no sin became
sin, so that we might become
the righteousness of God in
Christ. (NKJV)
The Righteousness
of God
2 Corinthians 5:17-21