Precious in His Sight
(Part 2) Theresa Ingram
From Cinderella to a Princess
“I am Righteous in Jesus’ Eyes”
1. Self-image is the picture in our minds of who we believe we are.
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It can be positive or negative.
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A healthy self-image is seeing myself as God sees me, no more and no less.
2. We learn to define ourselves by the world we live in as influenced by our
parents, other significant people, events in our lives, the media, and our
culture.
3. Spiritual transformation occurs at the moment of salvation, and our identity
is no longer defined by people and the world we live in, but by our
relationship with Christ alone.
Before Christ
After Christ
A. Spiritually dead / Separated from God
A. Spiritually alive / Intimacy with God
Therefore, just as through one man sin
entered into the world, and death through sin,
and so death spread to all men, because all
sinned.
For by transgression of the one, death
reigned through the one, much more those
who receive the abundance of grace and of
the gift of righteousness will reign in life
through the One, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:12
Romans 5:17
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My
word, and believes Him who sent Me, has
eternal life, and does not come into judgment
but passed out of death into life.
John 5:24
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Precious in His Sight
(Part 2) Theresa Ingram
Before Christ
From Cinderella to a Princess
“I am Righteous in Jesus’ Eyes”
After Christ
B. Old nature is slave to sin
B. New nature is slave to righteousness
…knowing this, that our old self was
crucified with {Him} that our body of sin
might be done away with, that we should no
longer be slaves to sin;
Romans 6:6 (NASB)
Therefore if any man is in Christ, {he is } a
new creature; the old things passed away;
behold, new things have come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB)
C. My identity is determined by faulty
foundations
C. My identity is determined by my
relationship with Christ.
There is a way {which seems} right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 16:25
But you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for
{God’s} own possession, that you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who has
called you out of darkness in to His
marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9 (NASB)
For you have not received a spirit of slavery
leading to fear again, but you have received
a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry
out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself
bears witness with our spirit that we are
children of God,
Romans 8:15-16 (NASB)
D. I was unrighteous; I could not make
myself right with God.
D. I am declared righteous by what
Christ has done for me.
He saved us, not on the basis of deeds
which we have done in righteousness, but
according to His mercy, by the washing of
regeneration and renewing by the Holy
Spirit.
Titus 3:5 (NASB)
He made Him who knew no sin {to be} sin on
our behalf, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NASB)
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I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will
exult in my God; for He has clothed me with
garments of salvation, He has wrapped me
with a robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her
jewels.
Isaiah 61:10 (NASB)
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Precious in His Sight
(Part 2) Theresa Ingram
From Cinderella to a Princess
“I am Righteous in Jesus’ Eyes”
4. There is a difference between positional righteousness and practical
righteousness.
A. Positional Righteousness is my legal standing before God for all eternity; it
occurs at a point in time when I receive Christ and am declared righteous
because of Christ’s work on the cross for me. The Bible calls this
justification.
Romans 3:26; 5:1
B. Practical Righteousness is my lifetime journey of becoming holy in my
daily living; it begins the moment I receive Christ and continues until I meet
Christ face to face. The Bible calls this progressive sanctification.
Romans12:1-2; Romans 6:4; Philippians 3:9-10
I am now a righteous person in God’s sight,
since I have trusted Christ. I am covered by the
robe of purity and goodness. Also, since I have a new nature,
I am a good person in my general practice of life
as I continue to grow in Christ.
5. If I embrace this truth, it should affect how I view myself and the way I live in
two major areas:
A. I no longer have to try to earn God’s approval and acceptance because I
already have it.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {it is}
the gift of God; not a s result of works, that no one should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB)
In Him you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your
salvation – having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of
promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the
redemption of {God’s own} possession, to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 (NASB)
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Precious in His Sight
(Part 2) Theresa Ingram
From Cinderella to a Princess
“I am Righteous in Jesus’ Eyes”
3 Myths Exposed:
1. God only loves me and approves of me when I do certain spiritual activities.
2. If I make a mistake or fail at something, then I must be a failure and should be
punished.
3. I need other people’s approval in order to be happy.
B. I no longer have to live with guilt and condemnation about past sins and
failures because I am fully forgiven.
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD, “Though your sins are
as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they
will be like wool.”
Isaiah 1:18 (NASB)
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions
from us.
Psalms 103:12 (NASB)
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and
of death.
Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)
Resources:
Tired of Trying to Measure Up by Jeff VanVonderen
Handbook to Happiness by Charles R. Solomon
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