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for a family, and Jesus freely gave Himself for this desire. What a love act!
The Gift of Righteousness
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of right-eousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ…. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous (Romans 5:17, 19).
Here again, we have heard it preached, “There is none righteous, no, not one.…” This scripture is found in Romans 3, but you must read the whole book. In the first three chapters of Romans, the Apostle Paul, by the Holy Ghost, writes a serious indictment against man in his natural state—that there is none righteous—which is absolute truth!
But as we have previously discussed, Paul explains that our righteousness does not come through the Law or through our conduct. It comes only through faith in Jesus Christ and is “unto all and upon all them that believe.”
We have read in Romans 5:17 that because of one man’s offense—Adam’s treason—death reigned in the world. Satan became the lord over mankind and everything man did was in response to fear—of death, of accident, of failure.
Do you know of anyone who has lived two or three hundred years because there wasn’t enough death to go around? Of course not! There is an abundance of death in the world, but this scripture goes on to say, “ Much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Praise God!
Jesus bought the free gift of righteousness, which was much more alive, much more real, and much more abundant than death. The fear of death is dispelled by life in Jesus Christ. As the Apostle Paul said, “O death, where is thy sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). The force of righteousness completely overcomes the power of sin and death like a bonfire overcomes a drop of water. We have more power over our lives as the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ than Satan had over us while we were in sin.
Romans 5:17, The Amplified Bible says, “Much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness… reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (The Messiah, the Anointed One).” When you make Jesus the Lord of your life, you receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness to enable you to reign in life as a king! You will be in a position to reign over your life and the circumstances surrounding you the same way a king reigns over his kingdom.
The believer must learn to lean and depend on his free gift of righteousness. This is one of the first things I found out from the Word of God. Satan told me I didn’t have any right to be healed. He said I didn’t have any right to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit and that I certainly didn’t have the right to minister to the needs of other people. Well, if I happened to feel a little sinful at the time, then I would agree with him.
Actually, I didn’t realize Satan was telling me all those things. I thought they were my own ideas. Then I saw in the Word that I had a right to healing, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and to minister to the needs of others simply because Jesus gave me the right. I saw that I had been made the righteousness of God.
Do you realize what “being made the righteousness of God” really means? You have to think about it to see the full reality there. The child, or the heir, of a king has the same rights as the king himself because he is part of the king. He is born of the king and, consequently, has the same legal privileges. As the Apostle Paul wrote, even though the heir may be just a child and is still being tutored, he is nevertheless king of the land and has the authority to rule.
When you were born again, the Bible says you became bone of His bone. You have rights and privileges because you have been
The Gift of Righteousness
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of right-eousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ…. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous (Romans 5:17, 19).
Here again, we have heard it preached, “There is none righteous, no, not one.…” This scripture is found in Romans 3, but you must read the whole book. In the first three chapters of Romans, the Apostle Paul, by the Holy Ghost, writes a serious indictment against man in his natural state—that there is none righteous—which is absolute truth!
But as we have previously discussed, Paul explains that our righteousness does not come through the Law or through our conduct. It comes only through faith in Jesus Christ and is “unto all and upon all them that believe.”
We have read in Romans 5:17 that because of one man’s offense—Adam’s treason—death reigned in the world. Satan became the lord over mankind and everything man did was in response to fear—of death, of accident, of failure.
Do you know of anyone who has lived two or three hundred years because there wasn’t enough death to go around? Of course not! There is an abundance of death in the world, but this scripture goes on to say, “ Much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Praise God!
Jesus bought the free gift of righteousness, which was much more alive, much more real, and much more abundant than death. The fear of death is dispelled by life in Jesus Christ. As the Apostle Paul said, “O death, where is thy sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). The force of righteousness completely overcomes the power of sin and death like a bonfire overcomes a drop of water. We have more power over our lives as the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ than Satan had over us while we were in sin.
Romans 5:17, The Amplified Bible says, “Much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness… reign as kings in life through the one Man Jesus Christ (The Messiah, the Anointed One).” When you make Jesus the Lord of your life, you receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness to enable you to reign in life as a king! You will be in a position to reign over your life and the circumstances surrounding you the same way a king reigns over his kingdom.
The believer must learn to lean and depend on his free gift of righteousness. This is one of the first things I found out from the Word of God. Satan told me I didn’t have any right to be healed. He said I didn’t have any right to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit and that I certainly didn’t have the right to minister to the needs of other people. Well, if I happened to feel a little sinful at the time, then I would agree with him.
Actually, I didn’t realize Satan was telling me all those things. I thought they were my own ideas. Then I saw in the Word that I had a right to healing, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and to minister to the needs of others simply because Jesus gave me the right. I saw that I had been made the righteousness of God.
Do you realize what “being made the righteousness of God” really means? You have to think about it to see the full reality there. The child, or the heir, of a king has the same rights as the king himself because he is part of the king. He is born of the king and, consequently, has the same legal privileges. As the Apostle Paul wrote, even though the heir may be just a child and is still being tutored, he is nevertheless king of the land and has the authority to rule.
When you were born again, the Bible says you became bone of His bone. You have rights and privileges because you have been
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