Justification is the instantaneous and irreversible divine declaration of the unrighteous as righteous, based upon the merit of Christ’s obedience, applied by grace and received through faith (Rom. 3.24-28; 4.1-5; 5.1-2). 

God did not pretend to place the sins of the world upon Jesus. He really became sin. And God does not pretend to place the righteousness of Jesus upon you. If you are born again, you really are righteous. 

Justification is not something you seek to attain. Justification is something you accept by faith. Through justification this supernatural transition into the born again identity is made a present reality.

In Zechariah 3, God gave a vision to Prophet Zechariah about the future restoration of Isreal and at a time when the Jews will receive Jesus as THE BRANCH and in that vision, one of the prophetic declaration was "I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day" but what does that vision mean for the New Covenant believer? Joshua - the high priest and a type of the believer, was clothed in filthy clothes which represents sin consciousness for the believer, and the Accuser was accusing him - the same way the enemy puts negative thoughts in our minds to make us think they are our thoughts - but in today's message, I will share with you what happens in the spiritual realm whilst those accusations are going on. Jesus rebukes Satan on your behalf! yes - that is right but He did not stop there - He donned on you His own robe of righteousness.

Beloved, if you have made Jesus, your LORD and SAVIOUR, God wants you to know this truth and for you to allow it to sink into your heart: But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God (1 Cor 6:11). It has ALREADY happened once and for all. Allow your heart to grip this truth: You have been JUSTIFIED - It is just as iF you have never sinned. 

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A first principle is a basic, foundational proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.

In mathematics, first principles are referred to as axioms or postulates.

In physics and other sciences, theoretical work is said to be from first principles, or ab initio, if it starts directly at the level of established science and does not make assumptions such as empirical model and fitting parameters.

Aristotle calls it "the first basis from which a thing is known".  A foundation holds a house, a map leads a plane, an anchor holds a ship at harbour etc...the foundational truths will make you not err from the Way.

If I don't understand righteousness, then I am still a babe and hence do not understand the first principles of God

What is the doctrine of righteousness? Listen to teaching today on being “pierced by the revelation of righteousness”

There are 3 levels of Spiritual Development

• Babyhood

• Childhood

• Manhood

Just like in the natural, everyone born into the family of God starts at babyhood then progresses to childhood and then manhood – even though the same fullness of the spirit is in each believer, you need the knowledge to grow. In the natural, a child needs food, vitamins, and an enabling environment to grow into stable, productive members of society, so it is in the spiritual, a born-again Christian – who got birthed into the family of God today needs food, vitamins, and a spiritually sound and enabling environment to grow. 

What are these foods, vitamins, and the enabling environment? The Bible calls these “The First Principles of the Kingdom” or “basic teachings of our faith” or “basics of God’s prophetic oracles” – these are fundamental teachings that we must all agree on. This is the “milk” of the WORD that will grow you up.

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PS: By the way, did you miss the goal-setting class yesterday? Watch out for the replay later today. If you want my new book on "goal setting", hop into our church service and wait till the end. 

Blessings!

It is our year to grow but though growth is impacted to your spirit, you need to learn how to grow.So – how do we grow? You must learn that the first step to growth is to be intentional. In His book, the 15 laws of growth, John Maxwell listed 8 mistaken beliefs that create a gap that keeps us from growing and from being intentional. These are:

1) The assumption gap – here we assume we are going to grow automatically.

2) The Knowledge gap – I don’t know how to grow

3) The timing gap – it is not the right time to begin.

4) The Mistake Gap – I am afraid of making mistakes.

5) The Perfection Gap – I have to find the best way before I start.

6) The Inspiration Gap – I don’t feel like doing it.

7) The comparison gap -  Others are better than I am.

8) The Expectation Gap – I thought it would be easier than this.

Watch the replay on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IELGfQaSpuA @ 10:00AM or on live.thelightshouse.org to know how to overcome the gap and grow intentionally in 2022.

Jesus is Lord!

Human beings are created in the image and likeness of God. Of all of God’s creations, we are the ones who have the authority (like God) over creation. This means everything is there for us to conquer. Gen 1:27-28 shows us God’s intention for mankind. The ability to dominate every territory. There is nothing on earth that should not bow to humans.

How does God expect us to dominate? First, the word  “dominion” in Hebrew, is the word radah.  It’s a royal word.  This is the dominating rule of a king - this means you determine what goes in your world. God has given you the royal authority to rule your life. But how does a king rule? By issuing commands. By words.

Listen to this teaching as Davies K. Bamigboye shares 5 mandates of growth that Godimpacted to the human spirit at creation. You will love it. If you enjoy the podcast, why not join us live on Sundays @ 8:00AM on live.thelightshouse.org

Would you, as a parent, plan, purpose, and will for your children to go through life poverty-stricken, sick, downtrodden, downcast, down-and-out, with their nose to the grindstone? No! Absolutely not. God’s purpose, will and plan for us is to succeed wholesomely in this life - to have all the best that life has to offer on this earth and then be with Him for all eternity when we leave planet earth. 

So, in this new year, I pray you will grasp the best perspective of God and embrace it. Matthew 7:11 says: “If you, imperfect as you are, know how to lovingly take care of your children and give them what’s best, how much more ready is your heavenly Father to give wonderful gifts to those who ask him?”” God desire for you is to GROW

In its simplest form, a “covenant” is an agreement to do or to not do something. Covenants are unconditional promises found in contracts. When God made a covenant with Noah not to destroy the earth by flood again (Gen 9:11), He tokenised this covenant with the rainbow. God's covenant with Noah and the earth was a covenant of grace because the performance of that covenant by God is not dependent on how well Noah behaved. 

The covenant of peace that we enjoy in Christ is also a covenant of grace where God has promised not to be angry with us or rebuke us. you. This is the covenant of shalom that God has made with us, His people. God’s covenant promise is that His shalom (“peace, prosperity, success, wholeness, and well-being”) will be our portion all our days on the earth. 

Get this: God is never angry with you. He’s not disappointed in you. He sees you as you were meant to be and He doesn’t hold anything against you. 

Join us @ 8:00AM UK for the live Christmas Service as we expand on 3 ways you can make the covenant of peace work for you.

Merry Christmas again!

Do you know that you are the joy set before Jesus - the joy that made Him endure the pain, ignominy and shame of the cross? By paying for our sins, Jesus inherited a rank and a name higher than the angels. 

Phil 2:9 says "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name" 

The name of Jesus is higher than sickness, depression, anxiety, Satan, demons, joblessness etc. Listen to the replay of this Bible study on how understanding the name of Jesus can build your self-worth.

The New Covenant definition of Peace is the word "eirene" which means among other definition, security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous) or to be exempt from the rage and havoc of war. This word "eirene" is closely linked to the word "Shalom" in the Hebrew language which means “wholeness” —a “wholeness” in all dimensions of life, implying in tranquility, safety, well-being, welfare, health, contentment, success, comfort, integrity, harmony with God and His laws. The words "nothing broken, nothing missing" is best used to describe Shalom.

This Shalom is yours by your covenant relationship with Jesus. Do you want to know how to make Shalom works for you in your life? Then listen to the podcast!