 In our last lesson, we discussed what it meant to be Born again, that in our spirits, our Hearts are changed. 
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We used 2 Corinthians 5:17, which says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ , he is a New Creature : old things are passed away; Behold , All things are become new.â€ 
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We began to See that when we are Born again, a total Transformation has taken Place in our spirits, and the only Way to Know what has transpired in our Spirits is through the Word of God . 
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We can’t perceive it through external things, and we can’t perceive it through our emotions, because that is in the soulish Realm . But in the Spirit part of us, there is a total transformation.
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Let me use a few Scriptures which show the things that took Place when a person Received Jesus into their Life . Ephesians 4:24 says, “Put on the New man, which after God is Created in Righteousness and True holiness.â€ 
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When a person is Born again, their Spirit becomes Righteous and truly Holy . The Bible actually Speaks of two types of righteousness.
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There is a Righteousness You produce through your own actions, and You must maintain that type of Righteousness in Relationships with other people. If You don’t Live Right and do Right , your boss may Fire You or your spouse may Divorce You ; so You Need to have your own Righteousness . 
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 God , however, doesn’t accept You based on your external Righteousness . God literally gave You His righteousness.
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In 2 Corinthians 5:21 it Says that God the Father made the Son to become Sin for us that we Might be made the Righteousness of God in Him. So there is a Righteousness which goes far beyond our external Righteousness and is based on what God did for us. 
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We literally Received the Righteousness of God by Faith in Christ . We were Created in Righteousness and True Holiness . We aren’t growing into that Righteousness ; we are already Righteous . A simple definition is that we are already in Right standing with God.
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 God is pleased with us based on Christ , not on anything else. Our Spirits are where the Change took Place . We’re already Created in Righteousness and True Holiness and are brand-new creatures. 
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 Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his workmanship, Created in Christ Jesus unto Good works.â€ In our spirits, we are Perfect and complete. There is no Sin or inadequacy.
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 Ephesians 1:13 says, “After that ye Believed , ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.â€
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Some of You may Think , Well, when I first Believed on the Lord , I did Believe I was totally Forgiven and cleansed, and everything was fine. But since that Time , I have sinned, I have failed God again. 
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If You did, You failed in your actions and your Mental and Emotional part, but your Spirit did not Sin . It was sealed Just as a woman puts Fruit into a jar and then puts paraffin over it to make it airtight and to keep All impurities out. 
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God sealed You , so when You were Born again, You Received a New Spirit , and Sin does not penetrate your Spirit . You have a New Identity . For You to have Relationship with God , You have to Fellowship with and Worship Him based on who You are in your Spirit not in your flesh.
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This is really the Great Transformation in the Christian Life , that a person has to Change their Identity . 
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You have to relate to God based not on what You do in the Physical Realm , not what You Think in your Mind , but by who You are in the Spirit based on what He has done for You . 
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That’s a completed Work , something that does not fluctuate ( Change back and forth ). You were Created in Righteousness and True Holiness . 
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That is the Spirit part of You , and to Fellowship with God , You have to Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth . You have to Stand in this Identity of who You are in Christ.
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Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 6:17 Ephesians 3:17 1 John 5:12 Colossians 1:26-27 Ephesians 4:23-24 2 Corinthians 5:21 Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1:6 
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Questions:
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1. Read 1 Corinthians 6:17. The only Way we can Know that total Transformation has taken Place in our Spirits is by the Word of God . What does this verse Say has happened to us?
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2. Read Ephesians 3:17 . Where does Christ now dwell?
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3. Read Ephesians 3:17 . How does this happen?
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4. Read 1 John 5:12 . Who must we possess to have salvation?
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5. Read Colossians 1:26-27 . What is the Mystery that was hidden from ages and generations but is now made known?
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6. Read Ephesians 4:23-24 . What was Created inrighteousness and True holiness?
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7. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21 . Whose Righteousness do we possess?
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8. Read Ephesians 1:4 . What is the standing of the Believer before God?
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9. Read Ephesians 1:6 . How were we accepted?
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Answers:
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1. Read 1 Corinthians 6:17 . The only Way we can Know that total Transformation has taken Place in our Spirits is by the Word of God . What does this verse Say has happened to us? <br> Our Spirits have been joined unto the Lord
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2. Read Ephesians 3:17 . Where does Christ now dwell?<br> In our hearts
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3. Read Ephesians 3:17 . How does this happen?<br> By faith
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4. Read 1 John 5:12. Who must we possess to have salvation?<br> The Son ( Jesus Christ )
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5. Read Colossians 1:26-27 . What is the Mystery that was hidden from ages and generations but is now made known?<br> Christ in us, the Hope of glory
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6. Read Ephesians 4:23-24 . What was Created in Righteousness and True holiness?<br> Our New man ( our born-again Spirits )
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7. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21 . Whose Righteousness do we possess?<br> God’s Righteousness in Christ
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8. Read Ephesians 1:4 . What is the standing of the Believer before God?<br> Holy and without blame
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9. Read Ephesians 1:6 . How were we accepted?<br> In the Beloved ( Jesus Christ )
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