The open heaven / El cielo abierto
The first men, Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command and the relationship with God was destroyed (Ge 3:1-8, 23,24)
Through Christ’s death on the cross (Mt 27:51; Mk 15:38; Lk 23:46; Eph 2:18; 3:11,12; 2:13, Heb 4:16; 10:10-20; Ro 8:1, 33,34) we have gained free access to God everywhere and at anytime. The broken fellowship with God has been restored and we can fellowship with him anywhere and anytime we want (you can talk to God and listen to what he wants to tell you) not only in a church service or in a place where revival takes places.
God answers the prayers of born again Christians as he answers the prayers of Jesus (Prov 15:29; Lk 18:7, 8 a; Jn 14:13; 15:16; 1 Jn 3:31,22) because they are righteous
An intimate relationship with God produces answers to prayers (Jn 15:7)
As born again Christians we don’t need to persuade God or beg him to do things he has promised to do anyway, e.g. to reveal himself to people that they accept Jesus nor try to please him through religious exercises (repentance, fasting) in order that he may answer our prayers (Ro 10:3,4; Col 2:23; Ro 9:30-33)
The law / la ley
The law with his ordinances, ritual cleanings and sacrifices was only a shadow of things to come (Heb 10:1)
The law is God’s standard of holiness (Mt 5:20)
It’ righteous, holy and good (Ro 7:12; 1Ti 1:8)
Through it comes the knowledge of sin (Ro 7:7)
It’s purpose was to lead us to Christ (Gal 3:24)
It demands total obedience everywhere and anytime (Dt 28:16-68)
Those who want to be justified by the law must be perfect, to be perfect means total obedience, those who break the law in one single point or doesn’t keep it completely have broken the whole law (Mt 5:20, 48; Jas 2:10)
All have sinned, the prostitute as well as the religious because no one could fulfil the law (Isa 64:5; Ro 3:23; 5,12; Gal 2:16,21)
Christ has not abolished the law but fulfilled it for us (Mt 5:17,18; Gal 4:4,5)
Love is the fulfilment of the law (Ro 13:10)
The exchange / El cambio
God’s claim is perfection, to be perfect as he is (Mt 5:48)
Jesus alone was the perfect sacrifice. He alone was righteous (1 Jn 2:1) and perfect (Heb 5:9; 7:28) and he alone fulfilled the whole law for us completely and always in our place. He alone was without sin (Isa 53:9; Lk 23:41; Jn 8:46; 2 Co 5:21; 1 Pe 2:22; Heb 4:15; 7:26; 1 Jn 3:5) and was crucified for us (Heb 7:27; 9:12, 14; 2 Co 5:21; Gal 4:5,5; 1 Pe 1:18,19; 1 Jn 4:10; Rev 5:9)
His sacrifice is sufficient for all past, present and future sin of the whole mankind (Heb 9:26, 28; 10:12,14,18). It covers the sin of all nations (1 Jn 2:2). It covers your own guilt you just have to claim it in faith for yourself
Christ is the mediator of a new covenant between man and God (Heb 9:15; 10:16)
Jesus, the righteous one died for the unrighteous, the sinner to give us his righteousness in exchange for our unrighteousness (Isa 53:4-6,11; 61:10; Ro 3:26; 4:25; 5:6,18,19; 1 Co 15:3; Eph 5:2; Gal 1:4; 4:4,5; Titus 2:14; Heb 2:9,17; 9:26,28; 1 Pe 2:24; 3:18; 1 Jn 2:2; 3:16)
Our old selfish nature has been crucified with him (Ro 6:6, 11; Gal 2:19; 5:24, Col 2:13,14,20)
By accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior we experience the miracle of the new birth (Jesus comes to dwell in us through the Holy Spirit). Through the new birth we experience the exchange and receive a new nature, the divine nature (Jn 1:13; 3:3; 2 Co 3:3; 5:17; Eph 4:24; Titus 3:5)
The divine nature is in us because Christ lives in us (Gal 2:20; Col 2:9,10)
The whole potential of Christ, his whole fullness is in us because Christ lives in us and through him we have received the fullness of God (Col 1:19; 2:9-10; Eph 1:23)
Our new identity / Nuestra nueva identidad
After we received Jesus our status has changed. We are no sinners nor pardoned sinners any more (Ro 5:8; 6:17,18,20,22). We do not live under bondage of sin any longer (Ro 6:6,7,11,18; 8:2; Heb 9:26,28; 10:12; 1 Jn 3:6,9; 5:18). We are no longer under law but under grace (Ro 6:14; 7:6; Gal 3:25; 4:4)
Saints (Eph 1:1,4,7; Heb 10:10,14; Ro 1:7; 5:8,9,19; 6:17,18,20,22; 1 Co 1:22; Col 2:14) and fellow citizens of the saints who can’t be holier as we are already (Eph 2:19; Heb 2:11; 10:10)
Righteous by the blood of Christ (Ro 5:9) through his obedience (Ro 5:19) by faith (Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Ro 1:17; 3:27-28,30; 5:1; 8:30,33, 10:4; Heb 10:38; Gal 2:16; Phil 3:9; Titus 3:7)
Perfect through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross (Heb 10:14; Col 1:28)
By his stripes we are healed (Isa 53:5)
Peace with God (Ro 5:1)
Reconciled to God (Ro 5:10,11; Eph 2:16)
Partners of God’s covenant with us (Mt 26:27; Heb 8:10; 9:15; 10:16; 12:24; 13:20)
Free from condemnation (1 Jn 2:1; Ro 8:1, 33,34; 1 Jn 3:19,20)
A new creation (2 Co 5:17)
Called to be free (Gal 5:1,13)
Predestined and called by God to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus (Ro 8:28-30,33; Eph 1:4; 1 Pe 1:2)
A vessel of God’s love because HIS love is in us (Ro 5:5) Good works flow out of our love for God and are a fruit of an intimate relationship with him
Overcomers because we are born of God (Ro 8:37; 1 Jn 5:4)
God’s servants of righteousness (Ro 6:18,22)
Unconditionally loved and accepted by God (Ro 8:1,34-39; 15:17) We do not have to earn God’s love any longer through good deeds and our own efforts
Jesus is our brother (Heb 2:11,12,17)
Children of God (Mt 6:9; 7:11; Jn 1:12; Ro 8:14-17; Eph 1:5; Gal 3:26; 4:5-7; 1 Pe 1:17; 1 Jn 3:1-2
Heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (Ro 8:17; Gal 3:29; 4:7; Eph 1:11; Heb 9:15) co-heirs of the promise through Jesus (Heb 6:12,17; Eph 3:6) All promises given to Abraham and his covenant people Israel belong to us too through Christ. We are partakers of all spiritual and material blessings (influence in the society, success in our jobs, fruitfulness, material blessings, blessing in all areas of life) (Ge 12:2,3; Dt 28:1-14; Eph 1:3; Ro 4:16; Gal 3:9,29)
All spiritual (wisdom and knowledge) and all material resources of God our father are available to us (Col 2:3; Hag 2:8)
Jesus satisfies all our needs, our need for love (Jn 3:16; Jn 10:11), security (Ro 8:34,38,39), acceptance (Ro 15:7); he gives us self worth (Ps 139:14) and purpose (Jn 15:8, 16; Ro 7:4; Mt 6:32; Jn 10:10)
Our calling is to reign because we are the head and not the tail (Dt 5:13)
Freed from the curse of the law because Christ became a curse for us (Dt 5:28; Gal 3:13)
The church is the body of Christ (Eph 1:22,23; 3:6)
His workmanship (Eph 2:10)
Christ’s house (Heb 3:6), a spiritual house built of living stones (1 Pe 2:5)
Members of God’s household (Eph 2:19)
God’s temple (1 Co 3:16; 6:19; 2 Co 6:16; Eph 2:19-23) and his dwelling place in the Spirit (Eph 2:22)
A holy and kingly priesthood, God’s holy and chosen people, belonging to him (1 Pe 2:5,9; Titus 2:14; 1 Pe 2:10)
Ambassadors (2 Co 5:20) who represent Christ on earth
A letter from Christ (2 Co 3:3), Christ is seen through us by the people around us
His witnesses (Jn 15:27; Ac 1:8), we testify to the world what Christ has done in our lives
We bear fruit (Ps 1:1-3; Ps 92:13-15; Jn 15:5)
We can do the same works Jesus has done and even greater ones because we are righteous and the whole fullness of God dwells in us through Christ (Jn 14:12)
He has given us gifts (Ro 12:6-8)
We have authority over all the power of the enemy (Lk 10:19-20; Eph 1:20-23; Col 2:9,10; 1 Pe 3:22). Signs and wonders (Ac 6:8; 14:3) over evil spirits and sickness (Lk 9:1,6; 10:9,17; Mk 16:17,18; Ac 3:6-8; 5:15,16; 8:6,7,13; 9:33,34; 14:8-10; 16:18; 19:11-13; 28:8,9), resurrection of the death (Ac 9:36,40,41; 20:9-12), poisonous snakes (Ac 28:3-5)
Over nature
Rain (Jas 5:16-18; 1 Ki 17:1, 18:41-45
Our purpose / Nuestro destino
To bear fruit (Jn 15:8,16; Ro 7:4) Fruitfulness is a product of an intimate relationship with God (Ps 1:1-3; Jn 15:2-5
To spread the kingdom and reign of God over the whole earth and to reign as kings and priest (Mt 28:19,20; 1 Pe 2:5,11; Rev 1:6; 5:10)
To do the works God has prepared for us in advance (Eph 2:10; Titus 2:14)
To influence and transform all areas of society (Ge 1:27-28; 9:1,2,7; Lk 22:29,30; Ro 5:17; 1 Co 4:8; 2 Ti 2:12)
To live for Christ (2 Co 5:15)
To declare the praises of God (1 Pe 2:9)
To accept Jesus and the work of Christ means
Not trusting in oneself and his own work any longer
To repent and turn from a selfish and egoistic life
To accept Jesus in childlike faith e.g. through the following prayer:
Lord Jesus, I confess to you that I went my own way, I didn’t care about you. I asked neither for your will and plan for my life nor how to spend my time and money nor how to deal with my body. I have done things which did not please you. I have not honored you. I didn’t give thanks to you where you showed up and helped me. I ask you to forgive me for all the wrong things I have done and I accept you as my personal Savior and ask you to reign over my life as my Lord now.
Amen
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