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B V O V : 2 3 by Kenneth Copeland to live in victory over sin instead of a victim of it—is this: If you have, by faith, been born into the kingdom of God, you are no longer a sinner by nature! You are the righteousness of God. Romans 5:17 says it this way: "For if by one man's o ence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." Verse 19 adds: "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." Yes, you have been made righteous! We have often heard it preached that "there is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). And born-again believers have accepted this statement as an indictment against themselves. Except that statement was made in the fi rst three chapters of Romans, where the Apostle Paul was describing the condition of man in his natural state without Christ. He was saying that without Christ there is none righteous, which is the absolute truth! But Paul then proceeded to explain that we who are the reborn children of God are righteous! We have a righteousness that, instead of coming through the Law, comes through faith in Jesus Christ. It is a righteousness that is "unto all and upon all them that believe" (Romans 3:22). What is this gift of righteousness that satan has tried so desperately to blind us to? Quite simply, it is right-standing with God. It is the ability to stand in the presence of a holy God without a sense of guilt or condemnation. Not the Right or Wrong Way Righteousness is not conduct. We've had this religious idea that righteousness is the right or wrong way we act. We've thought that if we act good enough for long enough, then God might declare us righteous and associate with us. Accessing God's Promises of Healing, Peace and Provision THE C O V E N A N T AND THE CONTRADICTION of GOD GOD, THE COVENANT, AND THE CONTRADICTION Blood Covenants of Jesus. greatest Love story ever told…and the God's fallen family. Sin separated plan, He never let them go. Through restored THE BLESSING lost in Eden, one, glorious and eternal covenant own Son. Love has provided for you—spirit, every contradiction and obstacle covenant promises. Find out how you can life as you see the story of the Bible in God, the Covenant, Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Kenneth Copeland Known worldwide as a speaker, author, television minister and recording artist, Kenneth Copeland, along with his wife, Gloria, is co-founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Fort Worth, Texas. For more than 50 years, he has taught the uncompromised principles of faith, love, healing, prosperity, redemption and righteousness around the world, on every available voice. Accessing God's Promises of Healing, Peace and Provision THE C O V E N A N T AND THE CONTRADICTION of GOD GOD, THE COVENANT, AND THE CONTRADICTION Blood Covenants of Jesus. greatest Love story ever told…and the God's fallen family. Sin separated plan, He never let them go. Through restored THE BLESSING lost in Eden, one, glorious and eternal covenant own Son. Love has provided for you—spirit, every contradiction and obstacle covenant promises. Find out how you can life as you see the story of the Bible in God, the Covenant, Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Copeland and Greg Stephens Kenneth Copeland Known worldwide as a speaker, author, television minister and recording artist, Kenneth Copeland, along with his wife, Gloria, is co-founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Fort Worth, Texas. For more than 50 years, he has taught the uncompromised principles of faith, love, healing, prosperity, redemption and righteousness around the world, on every available voice. Actually, just the reverse is true. Good conduct doesn't produce righteousness. Righteousness produces good conduct because it carries with it all the authority and power you'll ever need to overcome sin. That's why the devil is so determined to convince you that you don't have it. He knows that once you wake up to the fact that you've already been made righteous, he'll never be able to keep you down! Look at Romans 5:17 again. If you've made Jesus The LORD of your life, you're no longer "just an old sinner." You've received an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. Instead of being a slave to sin, you've been born again into a royal family and given the right to reign in life as a king! Whether you realize it or not, you've been put in a position of authority over your life and circumstances. You are spiritual royalty. Spiritual royalty works in much the same way that earthly royalty does. The heir of a king has the same legal rights and privileges as the king himself. Even though the heir may be just a child and is still being tutored, he is nevertheless king of the land. He has the necessary right and authority to rule. If you've been living in defeat, you may fi nd the fact that you've been made a king just a little hard to believe. It may look to you like poverty, sickness or sin is ruling your life. But if that's the case, you must realize that you've actually been living in deceit, not defeat! By blinding you to the royal righteousness that God has placed within you, the devil has tricked you into surrendering your true authority. If you've been living in bondage to sin and to circumstances, the problem is not that God needs to do something more to set you free. He's done all that it takes to set you free. He's given you all the rights and privileges that Jesus had when He was on the earth—including the power of the Holy Spirit. Now He's waiting on

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