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3 John 2 – “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

Rom 12:2 - “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

1 John 3:21 – “Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.”

Rom. 8:1-2 – “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death”.

Rom. 8:9 - “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not
His”.

Gal. 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me”.

2 Tim 2:15 - “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Then you be “walking by Faith, not by Sight” – 2 Cor. 5:7
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Worthiness is a Gift -  Matt 10:38 – “And he that does not take up his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.” (before the cross)

Ephesians 4:1 - "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called".

Colossians 1:12 - "Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy (qualified us) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light".
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The Gift of Righteous – 2 Cor. 5:21- “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”                                             

Rom. 10:4 - “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”                                          

Rom. 5:17 - “For if the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who received the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.”   
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The Gift of Sanctification – 1 Cor. 1:2 - “To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints.”

Acts 26:18 – “…that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who ARE sanctified by faith in Me.”

1 Cor. 1:30 - “But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”
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The Gift of Holiness – Eph. 1:4 - “For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence, in love.”                                                       Col. 1:22 - “He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by His death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him.”

Heb. 10:10 - “And by that will we have been MADE holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”
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The Gift of Perfection – Matt. 5:48 - “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”  (Before the cross)

Heb. 10:14 - “For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who ARE sanctified.”                                                                              

1John 4:17 - “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is so are we in this world.

                        GRACE CAN
Whereas Law can show us God’s holiness but can never empower us to live holy lives, GRACE CAN!

Whereas Law can point out where we fall short but can never produce change in our hearts, GRACE CAN!

Whereas Law can create feelings of failure but can never enable success, GRACE CAN!

Whereas Law can mandate certain behaviors but cannot give us the desire to walk in righteousness, GRACE CAN!

Whereas Law can command us to love God and neighbor but can never inspire us to do so willingly, GRACE CAN!

Whereas Law can reform our behaviors but cannot transform our hearts, GRACE CAN!