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A MOMENT OF PRAYER…
HOW TO �IMPROVE OUR PERSONALITY
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We all want to have an attractive personality. �Many wonder: �Why am I this way? �How can I change? �Can I be different?
Innocence
Crime
Such are the consequences of sin for both our physical body and our moral and spiritual being.
MAN'S CONDITION BEFORE AND AFTER SIN
What was man like when he came from the hands of the Creator?
Psalms 8: 5, 6
“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.”
Sin destroyed man's happiness. �What did the earth produce?
GENESIS 3:17, 18
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.”
What became of the �human character?
Isaiah 59:9-12
“Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.”
Isaiah 59:9-12
“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them.”
What is human righteousness equated to?
Isaiah 64:6
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
Righteousness means:
to match the measure given by God
DIVINE PERFECTION
THE LAW �OF GOD:
The measure �of His righteousness
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What are the four �miracles God wants to �fulfill in our lives?
1 Corinthians 1:30
“But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.”
What does the first miracle consist of?
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GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He Draws us �to Himself
John 12:32
“…will draw all men unto me..”
GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He Calls Us
Matthew 11:28
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will �give you rest.”
GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He seeks us �like the Shepherd �who seeks �His lost sheep.
Matthew 18:12-13
GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He Gives us �Thirst for God
Psalms 63:1
“…my soul thirsteth for thee…”
GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He Gives us Faith
John 6:29
“…This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom he hath sent.”
GOD'S CALL TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
WISDOM
He Shows us �our Sins
John 16:8
“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”
What does the second miracle consist of?
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BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
JUSTIFICATION
Christ Imputes,
Which Means,
He Writes His Merits
in our Favor
DIVINE PERFECTION
Righteousness Means:
to Match the Measure �Given by God
THE LAW �OF GOD:
The Measure �of His Righteousness
Romans 8:3-4
“For what the law could do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Imputed Righteousness
“FOR US”
He Pays our Debt
Isaiah 53: 5-6
Romans 5:10
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Imputed Righteousness
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
He Declares
us Righteous
JUSTIFICATION
Imputed Righteousness
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
What is the result?
Romans 5:1
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
RECORDS IN THE BOOK OF HEAVEN
John
Hate
Pride
Covetousness
Disobedience
Immorality
MY SINS
RECORDS IN THE BOOK OF HEAVEN
John
Love
Humility
Generosity
Obedience
Purity
THE MERITS OF CHRIST IN MY FAVOR
We are
Given
Forgiveness
Isaiah 1:18
Isaiah 43:25
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Imputed Righteousness
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
We are
Declared �Sons of God
John 1:12
“But as many as received Him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.”
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Imputed Righteousness
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
Our Name is Written in the
Book of Life
Luke 10:20
“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Imputed Righteousness
BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS, �ALTHOUGH WE ARE GUILTY
The Pharisee and
The Publican
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
What is the third miracle?
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Can man change his character
through his own efforts?
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”
Jeremiah 13:23
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION�Imparted Righteousness
“IN US"
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION�Imparted Righteousness
He Gives us His Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 36:25-26
“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION
Imparted Righteousness
Change the Mind and Heart
Ezekiel 36:25-26
“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION�Imparted Righteousness
Help us to Obey
Ezekiel 36:27
“And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION�Imparted Righteousness
A New Nature
Gálatas 2:20
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless �I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: �and the life which I now live in the flesh �I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
RESTORATION OF THE LOST CONDITION
SANCTIFICATION
Imparted Righteousness
He Enables us
to do Good
What aspects of the human being are sanctified?
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23
SPIRIT
Thoughts
SOUL
Feelings
BODY
Habits of Life
THE ENTIRE BEING
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
John 15:5
REDEMPTION or GLORIFICATION
When will the fourth miracle take place?
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REDEMPTION
To be like Him
1 John 3:2
“…when he shall appear, we shall be like Him; �for we shall see Him as he is.”
REDEMPTION
Transformed to Immortality
1 Corinthians 15:51, 52
“…but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound…”
REDEMPTION
Perfect Character
and Restored Eden
Revelation 21:5
“…Behold, I make all things new...”
What can I do so that Jesus may work these miracles in my life?
Answer His Call
Isaiah 45:22
“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.”
Believe in Him and Accept Him as Savior and Lord
Acts 16:31
“…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”
Repent of Sins
Acts 3:19
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out...”
Accept His �Holy Law
Hebrews 5:8-9
“…he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him.”
Renew �my Decision �Every Day
Persevere Until the End
Matthew 24:13
“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
CONCLUSION
REVIEW
FIRST MIRACLE
SECOND MIRACLE
THIRD MIRACLE
FOURTH MIRACLE
Summary
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST: 100 %
0
Birth
30
Conversion
THE MEASURE OF GOD: RIGHTEOUSNESS 100 %
80
Death
RIGHTEOUSNESS
SANTIFICATION
IMPUTED RIGHTOUSNESS
“For me”
IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS
“In me”
The Story of the Prodigal Son
The son that stays home
Adam in Eden
He abandons his home
The Fall
The Story of the Prodigal Son
He spent all he had
Moral Degradation
The Story of the Prodigal Son
Slavery
A slave to �the devil
The Story of the Prodigal Son
He Comes to Himself
The silent
work of
the Holy Spirit
The Story of the Prodigal Son
I will arise and go
Recognition
of Error
The Story of the Prodigal Son
The Father's embrace
Justification
The Story of the Prodigal Son
The Father’s robe
Imputed
Righteousness
The Story of the Prodigal Son
The change of garment
Righteousness
Imparted
The Story of the Prodigal Son
The feast
Glorification
The Story of the Prodigal Son
What are the three joys that �a Christian obtains in Jesus?
Would you like to receive these gifts offered by Christ in your life?
What are the Three Joys that �a Christian obtains in Jesus?
Thank you Lord �for the Miracles
and the Joy �you Give Me!
The next topic:
“The Best Solution for my Concerns and Problems”
GOD BLESS YOU!
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