LESSON
44
The Armor of God
Part 4
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (Cont.)
The righteousness of God
enables you to fulfill the heart of the law.
God has enabled you. Now He is
simply leaving the choice up to you. You
can choose to walk in righteousness or you can choose to rebel.
1 John 3:9 Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he
cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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If you continue on in
habitual sin you are ignoring the righteousness of God that He has put inside
of you and denying the work of grace. To
not use the righteousness God put in us, is to tread under foot the blood of
Jesus.
Mat.
Do not judge yourself or
others, by the works and the miracles you perform. God looks at the heart of a man. He looks for a man who walks in the
righteousness of Christ.
Rom.
Without the
righteousness of God you couldn't receive the Spirit of God.
The Spirit is life and
it is death. It is life to those who
have the righteousness of God, and death to those who walk in
unrighteousness. It brings judgment and
conviction.
Rom.
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Grace reigns because of
righteousness.
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The word transformed
comes from the Greek word metamorpho. It means a metamorphosis. It is when the true inward nature is
manifested on the outside. It is also translated in the
Bible transfigured.
Let the Jesus that is on
the inside of you come out by the renewing of your mind!
2 Cor.
3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even]
as by the Spirit of the Lord.
We are being changed
from glory, to glory, to glory. There is
a church being manifested and raised up that will walk like Jesus, manifest the
power like Jesus, speak the Word with the authority of Jesus, and tear down
every stronghold of the enemy. They will
declare the righteousness of God. They
will walk like Jesus walked. People will
hate them because their very presence will convict them of their sin.
Eph. 5:27 That
He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle,
or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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Jesus is not coming back
for an immature church. He is coming
back for a glorious church without spot or blemish.
Benefits
of Walking in the Righteousness of God
Isa. 54:14-17 In
righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it
shall not come near thee.
Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth
forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to
destroy. No weapon that is formed
against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in
judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage
of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
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This is a prophecy to
the church age.
No weapon formed against
you shall prosper. Oppression shall be
far from you. Terror shall be far from
you.
Psa. 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine
enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
The righteousness of God
will make your path straight.
When you walk in the
righteousness of God you will never be out of God's will. When you walk in righteousness you will walk
in the very throne room presence of God.
Psa.
Psa. 23:3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Restoration is the
restoring of all things lost in the garden back to what God intended them to
be, which is the perfect image, character, and nature of Christ.
Psa. 31:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O
LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy
righteousness.
Psa. 85:13 Righteousness shall go before Him; and shall set [us] in the
way of His steps.
When you walk in the
righteousness of God, He orders your steps.
Gal. 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him
for righteousness.
Psa. 89:16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy
righteousness shall they be exalted
Psa. 119:40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy
righteousness.
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Prov. 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Prov.
Isa.
Isa. 42:6 I
the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine
hand, and will keep thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.
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Nothing and no one can
take you from the hand of God.
Isa. 45:13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will
direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives,
not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
Hos.
Mal. 4:2 But unto you that fear My
name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings;
and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
There will be healing in
His wings. He will heal you.
Satan tries to convince
us that we are not in right relationship with God. When we line up with God and His righteousness
it is armor to our minds.
It is your choice to put
on the new man. God put it inside of
you. Put it on!
In Review:
1.
Complete this sentence.
The
Spirit is ____________ and it is
_______________.
2.
Define transformed.
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3. What
are the benefits of walking in the righteousness of God?
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