The first time I heard of the teaching of righteousness was in autumn 2006.
Christa, my wife and I were cellgroup leaders of Philadelphia Church International Aschaffenburg (PCI Aschaffenburg). Pastor Daniel gave us Richard Hays book “Righteous at Last” (deutscher Titel: “Gerecht gesprochen”) to read.
When I heard that this book should be our textbook for the future I was very unwilling to read it. I felt a strong rejection against this book. I read it but with a very critical spirit making critical notes.
I thought myself a mature Christian, my wife and I were both graduades from Brownsville Revival School of Ministry (‘BRSM) and I thought the stuff is for baby Christians and in anyway I couldn’t imagine that this teaching could really transform my nation or any other nation in the world.
I could imagine myself teaching a night in the cell group about self-esteem (before I became a Christian I had suffered myself from a very low self-esteem but due to “inner healing” (forgiving others and asking Jesus to heal emotional wounds) many areas in my life had been healed finally.
A major breakthrough came when the whole PCI Aschaffenburg went to the first Apostolic and Prophetic Conference in Kirchheim, November 2006.
The first day I still thought myself out of place. I talked to pastor David from PCI Frankfurt (the parent church of PCI Aschaffenburg) who helped me a lot to believe in the prophesies made, which I had doubted.
Despite that I had a great time. There was a strong anointing, “God was in the house” as my former academic dean from BRSM would say, a joy which I had never seen and experienced in any conference I had been in Germany before.
To make it short I was mightily touched; once I was in travail laying on the floor and just had a great time.
In spring 2007 Petra started to teach a few lessons from “Righteous at Last” (unfortunaltey she couldn’t finish it). At that time I did not have so much revelation on this issue so I still did not estimate Petra’s teaching very much.
The Pentecostal Conference in Hanau, a seminar with Alfredo, and another seminar with Bruno on eschatolgy gave me a deeper understanding as well as the 2nd Prophetic and Apostolic Conference in Kirchheim (this conference is really a must and the 2nd time Christa and I were more blessed than the first time).
The teaching on righteousness changed my prayer life.
I pray daily for more revelation on the teaching of righteousness because I know there is still more to learn and understand on this issue and finally to live it out. It is not just a teaching. It is a life style. It is the key for reformation.
I do no longer pray “Lord give me love for person X” but I pray “Thank you Lord, that your love will flow out of me today in dealing with my colleagues …
It also had and has a tremendous postive influence on my self-esteem and on the way I deal with others, e.g. I say to colleagues when they speak negatively about themselves, that they are precious, encourage them that they can do it and I just love on them.
I can say that I am really blessed with my two female colleagues I’m working with. Both could be my daughters and I treat them more like daughters than like colleagues. We have a lot of fun together…
Another example I want to mention. There is a male colleague I had problems to deal with in the past. To be frank and free I didn’t like him because on several occasions he had hurt me by his comments but God changed me and our relationship with each other. Once for example I said to him that he is a precious person…
Meanwhile I can’t wait until Petra finally teaches all what she has learned in Mexico and in foundations. I am hungry for it and I want it all!
Finally I want to thank Richard Hays for writing his book “Righteous at Last”, for Pastor Daniel and for Petra who introduced me to the teaching of righteousness, to Pepe and Alfredo, Bruno Zimmerli and all of those who organized the “Prophetic Apostolic Conferences in Kirchheim”.
Love you all!
kadosh
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