Unknown Worker

Pastor Naboth

Framework of new church

2 Corinthians 5:19 . . . God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19 . . . God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

If the world has been If the world has been reconciled to God and sins reconciled to God and sins

will not be held against will not be held against anyone, anyone,

why isn’t everyone saved?why isn’t everyone saved?

Man is certainly better off because Jesus Christ took care of his sin problem on the cross, but there is still a problem.

He still lacks something.

Know what it is?

GOD’S PERFECTION

GOD

Perfect Righteousne

ss

+ R

MANMAN

sin

Relative Righteousness

- R

Perfect GOD (+R) in Perfect Heaven

Man under penalty of sin

= sin

Imperfect Man with -R

+R+R

cannot accept or have fellowship

with-R

Perfect

Relative

So, how can -R be changed to +R?

You don’t have to be good to go to heaven, You have to be

PERFECTPERFECT!

So, how can -R be changed to +R?

BY FAITH IN BY FAITH IN CHRIST !CHRIST !

You don’t have to be good to go to heaven, You have to be

PERFECT!

Perfect GOD (+R) in Perfect Heaven

Man under penalty of sin

= sin

Imperfect Man with -R

The one who believes in Christbelieves in Christ has +R+R and is positionally perfect!

Romans 4:5, But to the one who does not work, but believes in Himbelieves in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness . . .

Romans 4:5, But to the one who does not work, but believes in Himbelieves in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. . . Romans 3:21-22, But now apart from the Law, the righteousness of God has been manifested . . . even the right-eousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe believe [in Himin Him];

God imputes His +R+R to anyone who believes in Jesus Christbelieves in Jesus Christ,

then He pronounces him PERMANENTLY JUSTIFIEDPERMANENTLY JUSTIFIED

because he now has

++RR

+ R God’s Perfect Righteousness

- R Man’s relative righteousness

+ r The believer’s Divine Good

- r The unbeliever’s human good

Philippians 3:9 . . . and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law [- R], but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness [+R] which comes from God on the basis of faith,

Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness [[+R+R ], and going about to establish their own righteousness [-R ], have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness [[+R+R ] of God.

Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it [salvation including +R +R ] is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works [-r ], that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works [+r ], which God prepared beforehand,

that we should walk in them.