School of the Spirit - Session 11 - Part 10
2012-06-05

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Description: Claudia teaches on righteousness
 

RIGHTEOUSNESS GRANTED NOT EARNED

Belongs to God, is God and is of value before Him. It is granted unconditionaly. More than action.It becomes us our position and state of being.Right- wiseness

Isa 64:6For we have all become like one who is unclean [ceremonially, like a leper], andall our righteousness (our best deeds of rightness and justice) is like filthy ragsor a polluted garment; we all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away [far from God's favor, hurrying us toward destruction].



Job 22:3 So what if you were righteous would God Almighty even notice? Evenif you gave a perfect performance, do you think he'd applaud?MSG



Isa 45:8 Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain downrighteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God];let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and letrighteousness germinate and spring up[as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it.AMP



TRYING TO ACHIVE IT BY OUR EFFORTS

LAW-ruleproducing a state approved of God, by the observance of which we are approved of God. The impulse to sin inherent in fallen human nature, or emanating from the power of death, In contrasted the impulse to (right) action emanating from the Spirit. With Spirit given graces which constitute the fruit of the Spirit "there is no law,""the aimof the law is to restrain the evil tendenciesnatural to man in his fallen state, yet in experience law finds itself not merely ineffective, it actually provokes those tendencies to greater activity.

Rom 9:31 Whereas Israel, thoughever in pursuit of a law [for the securing] of righteousness (right standing with God), actually did not succeed in fulfilling the Law.

32 For what reason? Because [they pursued it] not through faith,relying [instead] on the merit of their works[they did not depend on faith buton what they could do]. They have stumbled over the Stumbling Stone. AMP



Rom 10:3 For being ignorant of the righteousness that God ascribes [whichmakes one acceptable to Him in word, thought, and deed] andseeking to establish a righteousness (a means of salvation) of their own,they did not obey or submitthemselves to God's righteousness.

4 For Christ is the end of the Law [the limit at which it ceases to be, for the Law leads up to HimWho is the fulfillment of its types, and in Him the purpose which it was designed to accomplish is fulfilled. That is, the purpose of the Lawis fulfilled in Him] as the means of righteousness (right relationship to God) for everyone who trusts in and adheres to and relies on Him. AMP



REASON FOR THE LAW

Gal 3:21 Is the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer [spiritual] life, then righteousness and right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.

22 But the Scriptures[picture all mankind as sinners] shut up and imprisoned by sin, so that [the inheritance, blessing] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ (the Messiah)might be given (released, delivered, and committed) to [all] those who believe [who adhere to and trust in and rely on Him].

23 Now before the faith came, we were perpetually guarded under the Law, kept in custody in preparation for the faith that was destined to be revealed (unveiled, disclosed),

24 So that theLaw served[to us Jews] as our trainer [our guardian, ourguide to Christ, to lead us] until Christ [came], that wemight be justified (declared righteous, put in right standingwith God) by and through faith. AMP



Gal 3:19 What thenwas the purpose of the Law?It was added [later on, after the promise, todisclose and expose to men their guilt] because of transgressions and[to make men more conscious of the sinfulness] of sin; and it was intended to be in effect until the Seed(the Descendant, the Heir) should come, to and concerning Whom the promise had been made. And it [the Law] was arranged and ordained and appointed through the instrumentality of angels [and was given] by the hand (in the person) of a go-between [Moses, an intermediary person between God and man].AMP



Ro 5:20 But thenLaw came in, [only] to expand and increase the trespass [making it more apparent and exciting opposition].But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God's unmerited favor) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded,



Rom 10:6 Buttrusting God to shape the right living in us is a different story no precarious climb up to heavento recruit the Messiah,

7 no dangerous descent into hellto rescue the Messiah.

8 So what exactly was Moses saying? The word that saves is right here, as near as the tongue in your mouth,as close as the heart in your chest. It's theword of faith that welcomes God to go to work and set things right for us. This is the core of our preaching.

9 Say the welcoming word to God "Jesus is my Master" embracing, body and soul,God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead.That's it. You're not "doing" anything;you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you.That's salvation.

10 Withyour whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: "God has set everything right between him and me!"

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Rom 10:9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart manbelieveth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. KJV



Rom 5:17 For if because ofone man's trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one,much more surely will those who receive [God's] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and thefree giftof righteousness[putting them into right standing with Himself] reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

18 Well then, as oneman's trespass [one man's false step and falling away led] to condemnation for all men, so oneMan's act of righteousness[leads] to acquittal and right standing with God and life for all men.

19 For just as by one man's disobedience (failing to hear, heedlessness, and carelessness) themany were constituted sinners, so by one Man's obedience the many will be constituted righteous (made acceptable to God, brought into right standing with Him).



ABRAHAM

Gal 3:6 Thus Abrahambelieved in and adhered to and trusted in and relied on God, and it was reckonedand placed to his account and credited asrighteousness(as conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action).

7 Know and understand that it is[really] the people [who live] by faith who are [the true] sons of Abraham.

8 And the Scripture, foreseeing thatGod would justify (declare righteous, put in right standing with Himself) the Gentiles in consequence of faith, proclaimed the Gospel [foretelling the glad tidings of a Savior long beforehand] to Abraham in the promise, saying, In you shall all the nations [of the earth] be blessed.AMP



Rom 4:7 Fortunate those whose crimes are carted off,whose sins are wiped clean from the slate.

8 Fortunate the person against whom theLord does not keep score.

9 Do you think for a minute that this blessing is only pronounced over those of us who keep our religious ways and are circumcised? Or do you think it possible that the blessing could begiven to those who never even heard of our ways, who were never brought up in the disciplines of God?We all agree, don't we, that it wasby embracing what God did for him that Abraham was declared fit before God?

10 Now think: Was that declaration made before or after he was marked by the covenant rite of circumcision? That's right,before he was marked.

11 That means thathe underwent circumcision as evidence and confirmation of what God had done long before to bring him into this acceptable standing with himself, an act of God he had embraced with his whole life.

12 And it means further thatAbraham is father of all people who embrace what God does for them while they are still on the "outs" with God, as yet unidentified as God's, in an "uncircumcised" condition. It is precisely these people in this condition who are called "set right by God and with God"!Abraham is also, of course, father of those who have undergone the religious rite of circumcision not just because of the ritual but because they were willing to live in the risky faith-embrace of God's action for them, the wayAbraham lived long before he was marked by circumcision. MSG



Rom 4:3For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed in (trusted in) God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness(right living and right standing with God).

4 Now to a laborer, his wages are not counted as a favor or a gift, but as anobligation (something owed to him).

5 But to one who, not working [by the Law],trusts (believes fully) in Him Who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (the standing acceptable to God).

6 Thus David congratulates the man and pronounces a blessing on him to whomGod credits righteousness apart from the works he does: AMP



Rom 3:21But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from the Law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the Prophets,

22 Namely,the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ(the Messiah). [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

23Since allhave sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.

24 [All] are justifiedand made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitouslyby His grace(His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,AMP



Rom 3:25 Whom God put forward [before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith.This was to show God's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.

26 It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time(in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.AMP



Rom 5:1 THEREFORE, SINCEwe are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith,let us [graspthe fact thatwe]have [the peace of reconciliationto hold and to enjoy] peace with Godthrough our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). AMP



Rom 5:9 Therefore, sincewe arenowjustified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ's blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him fromthe indignation and wrath of God.AMP



Rom 8:30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted,made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). Andthose whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to aheavenly dignityand condition or state of being].AMP



Gal 2:20 Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it.I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, andI am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

21 I am not going to go back on that. Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God?I refuse to do that, to repudiate God's grace.If a living relationship with God could come by rule-keeping, then Christ died unnecessarily. MSG



1 Cor 6:11 And such some of youwere [once]. But you were washed clean (purified by a complete atonement for sin and made free from the guilt of sin), and you were consecrated (set apart, hallowed), andyou were justified [pronounced righteous, by trusting] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christand in the [Holy] Spirit of our God. AMP



Rom 14:17 [After all]the kingdom of Godis not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], butinstead it is righteousness(that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.AMP



1 Cor 1:30 But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden,manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin]. AMP



2 Cor 5:21 For our sakeHe made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God[what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]. AMP ↕↕↕

2 Cor 5:21 For he hathmade him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousnessof God in him. KJV



1 Peter 2:24 He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that wemight die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.AMP

NATUREEph 4:22 Strip yourselves of your former nature [put off anddiscard your old unrenewed self]which characterized your previous manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts anddesires that spring from delusion;

23 And beconstantly renewedin the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude],

24 Andput on the new nature(the regenerate self) created in God's image, [Godlike] intrue righteousnessand holiness.AMP

Phil 3:9 And that I may [actually] be found and known as in Him,not having any [self-achieved] righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedienceto the Law's demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the [truly] right standing with God, which comes from God by [saving] faith.AMP

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Phil 3:9 and be embraced by him. I didn't want some petty,inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of ruleswhen I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ God's righteousness.

Heb 7:26 For such anhigh priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;KJV



1 Peter 3:18 For Christ [the Messiah Himself] died for sins once for all, theRighteousfor the unrighteous(the Just for the unjust, the Innocent for the guilty), that He might bring us to God. In His human body He was put to death, but He was made alive in the spirit, AMP



Heb 5:13 For everyone who continues to feed on milk is obviouslyinexperienced and unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness(of conformity to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action), for he is a mere infant [not able to talk yet]! AMP



1 Cor 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. KJV




ASSIGNMENT FILL IN YOUR NAME

MORE SCRIPTURES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS ONE_____________

Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________feeds and guides many, but fools die for want of understanding and heart.

Proverbs 10:24 The thing a wicked man fears shall come upon him, but the desire of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall be granted.

Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________has an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________(the upright, in right standing with God) is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked (those who are out of harmony with God) comes to nothing.

Proverbs 10:30 The [consistently] righteous one_____________shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth [eventually].

Proverbs 10:31 The mouth of the righteous one_____________(those harmonious with God) bring forth skillful and godly Wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut down [like a barren and rotten tree].

Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________know [and therefore utter] what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked knows [and therefore speaks only] what is obstinately willful and contrary.

Proverbs 11:8 The [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.

Proverbs 11:9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge and superior discernment shall the righteous one_____________be delivered.

Proverbs 11:10 When it goes well with the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________ , the city rejoices, but when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 11:21 Assuredly [I pledge it] the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the multitude of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall be delivered.

Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the [consistently] righteous one_____________brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.

Proverbs 11:28 He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall flourish like a green bough.

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men--he gathers and receives them for eternity].



Proverbs 12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall never be moved.

Proverbs 12:5 The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous one_____________are honest and reliable, but the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous.

Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are not, but the house of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall stand.

Proverbs 12:10 A [consistently] righteous one_____________man regards the life of his beast, but even the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:12 The wicked desire the booty of evil men, but the root of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________yields [richer fruitage].

Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is [dangerously] snared by the transgression of his lips, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 12:21 No [actual] evil, misfortune, or calamity shall come upon the righteous one_____________ , but the wicked shall be filled with evil, misfortune, and calamity.

Proverbs 12:26 The [consistently] righteous one_____________man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes others to go astray.

Proverbs 13:5 A [consistently] righteous one_____________hates lying and deceit, but a wicked man is loathsome [his very breath spreads pollution] and he comes [surely] to shame.

Proverbs 13:9 The light of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________[is within them--it grows brighter and] rejoices, but the l of the wicked [furnishes only a derived, temporary light and] shall be put out shortly.

Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the righteous one_____________ , for whom it was laid up.

Proverbs 13:25 The [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________eats to their own satisfaction, but the stomach of the wicked is in want.

Proverbs 14:19 The evil men bow before the good, and the wicked [stand suppliantly] at the gates of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________ .

Proverbs 14:32 The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing and calamity, but the [consistently] righteous one_____________has hope and confidence even in death.

Proverbs 15:6 In the house of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one__________ is great [priceless] treasure, but with the income of the wicked is trouble and vexation.

Proverbs 15:19 The way of the sluggard is overgrown with thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him], but the way of the righteous one_____________is plain and raised like a highway.

Proverbs 15:28 The mind of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous one_____________(the upright, in right standing with Him).

Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous one_____________are both an abomination [exceedingly disgusting and hateful] to the Lord.

Proverbs 17:26 Also, to punish or fine the righteous one_____________is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

Proverbs 18:5 To respect the person of the wicked and be partial to him, so as to deprive the [consistently] righteous one_____________of justice, is not good.

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the [consistently] righteous one_____________[upright and in right standing with God] runs into it and is safe, high [above evil] and strong.

Proverbs 20:7 The righteous one_____________walks in their integrity; blessed (happy, fortunate, enviable) are his children after him.

Proverbs 21:12 The [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________considers well the house of the wicked--how the wicked are cast down to ruin.

Proverbs 21:15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous one_____________(the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.

Proverbs 21:18 The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________ , and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good].

Proverbs 21:26 He covets greedily all the day long, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________gives and does not withhold.

Proverbs 23:24 The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________(the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him.

Proverbs 24:15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________(the upright, in right standing with God); destroy not his resting-place;

Proverbs 24:16 For a righteous one_____________man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Proverbs 28:1 THE WICKED flee when no man pursues them, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:12 When the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________triumph, there is great glory and celebration; but when the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves; but when they perish, the [consistently] righteous one_____________increase and become many.

Proverbs 29:2 When the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________is in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.

Proverbs 29:6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________man sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:7 The [consistently] righteous one_____________knows and cares for the rights of the poor, but the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.

Proverbs 29:16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous one_____________shall see the fall of the wicked.

Proverbs 29:27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous one_____________ , and he who is upright in the way [of the Lord] is an abomination to the wicked.


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