First of all, we must come to the place where we realize our righteousness is as filthy rags. After having realized the deplorability of our unrighteous condition before God, we then understand that in order to commune/see God we are without hope.
The word Righteous refers to having been made right, and in order for something to be made right it must have been wrong before.
As God's Ambassadors, our mission is to bring rightness to the world. This will be our offensive mission, and in order to carry this mission out, we must first bathe ourselves in the righteousness of God.
Psalm 24:3-5
Matthew 5:20
Philippians 1:11
James 3:18
To regain the perfect righteousness that our forefather Adam & Eve once had, we must receive it as a gift from God. God knows our condition and longs for fellowship with you and has paid the price to purify your soul, thus beginning the work of the redemption of your soul.
God's Righteousness was imputed/placed upon Abraham because of Abraham's faith and obedience. The idea of being reborn into a new family, the family of an upright God, indicates a change that must take place in our hearts. As a child of God, we must exemplify His characteristics.
James 2:20
James 2:26
Christians, after having Christ work in their heart, should have the righteousness of God exuding from their lives. If we are consciously bathing ourselves in the righteousness of God, our spiritual vitals will be covered.
The Roman breastplate, which the Ephesians would have been familiar with, was laced together in the back. They knew not to turn their backs to the enemy.
As the Holy Spirit works in your life, the righteousness of God will become a greater reality. The righteousness of God comes about by having faith in the promises of God, accepting His plan, and obedience to His will (nothing other than submission).
We must be able to enter the presence of God to receive the gift of His righteousness, which will then become a part of us.
- Enter in through the gate of Jesus Christ
- Enter into the court of sacrifice
- Partake of the Bread of Life/the Word
- Bask in the glow of Truth
- Send prayers before the throne of God
When people spend time with God, they come out of that Holy Chamber, changed with the radiance of God written on their hearts.
Moses after spending time with God, became a man whose face radiated with the Glory of God, and the sinners around him couldn't stand to be in his presence. God's Glory is a constant reminder to sinners of their plight, but fellow christians will be refreshed just being around someone from whom the Glory of God is coming from.
Without living in the righteousness of God our spiritual vitals are wide-open to be prey for the devil. This is not something we can live off a past experience, rather must be a current part of our life. As we continue to stand in God's righteousness, we will recognize how fallible our own righteousness is.
Proverb 21:4
No amount of "good" things we can do will be good enough to counteract the bad things we do.
When we do "good works", we are doing them for the wrong motives , thus it is sin. A sinner who plows his field, does so to gain for HIMSELF, but a man who is righteous plows his field to the honor of God.
A man who has the righteousness of God within him does good works by allowing the Holy Spirit to work through him.
Galatians 5:22-25 Gives us a list of what the righteousness of God looks like and is to be an all-consuming part of our life.
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