Reigning in Life Pt4
God’s Righteousness vs. Self-Righteousness
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
I. Reigning in Life
A.5 Foundations of the Gift of Righteousness
1.Foundation verses: (Rom. 5:17) reigning in life
2.5 Foundations of the Gift of Righteousness
#1 (Rom. 1:16-17) Revealed not rewarded.
#2 (Rom. 3:20-26 NLT) Declared not deserved.
#3 (Rom. 10:1-4) God’s vs. man’s
#4 (Rom. 10:9-10) Believing vs. behaving
#5 (Rom. 5:15-19) A gift not a bribe
B.God’s Righteousness vs. Self-Righteousness
1.God’s righteousness is not only doctrine but it is the power over sin, and it is the gift that gives access to all God’s inheritance.
2.(Rom. 9:30-32; 10:1-4) ignorant of God’s righteousness
3.(Rom. 4:13-14) heirs through righteousness of faith
4.(Gal. 3:2-10) of the works of the law are under the curse
5.(Phil. 3:3-10) know God through righteousness of faith
6.(Luke 18:9-14 NIV) Parable of Pharisee/Tax-collector
a.Symptoms of self-righteousness
~Looking down on others (v9)
~Not like other people (v11)
~Self-centered and absorbed (v12)
~Exalt self (v14)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]