RighteousnessRighteousness

God’s EquityGod’s EquityPart 7Part 7

Righteousness:Righteousness:GK. - EquityGK. - Equity

equityequity n. 1) The net value of real n. 1) The net value of real property, determined by subtracting property, determined by subtracting the amount of unpaid debts secured the amount of unpaid debts secured against the property from the against the property from the appraised value of the property. appraised value of the property.

3 TYPES of RIGHTEOUSNESS3 TYPES of RIGHTEOUSNESS

UNRIGHTEOUSUNRIGHTEOUS SELF-RIGHTEOUSSELF-RIGHTEOUS RIGHTEOUSRIGHTEOUS

RighteousnessRighteousness

Denotes someone who is Denotes someone who is inin

CovenantCovenant

COVENANTCOVENANT

A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT; A A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT; A COMPACT OR AGREEMENT UNDER COMPACT OR AGREEMENT UNDER SEAL, MORE THAN A CONTRACT – SEAL, MORE THAN A CONTRACT – IT’S VALIDITY IS AUTOMATIC IN A IT’S VALIDITY IS AUTOMATIC IN A COURT OF ECOURT OF EQQUITYUITY..

Court of EquityCourt of Equity1) Whole area of law based on 1) Whole area of law based on

fairnessfairness

2) NO TECHNICALITIES2) NO TECHNICALITIES

3) Each case is singular and specific3) Each case is singular and specific

4) Sentence based solely on judge’s 4) Sentence based solely on judge’s discretiondiscretion

5) Prevents 5) Prevents irreparable damage irreparable damage

6) Statutes, ordinances or past 6) Statutes, ordinances or past judgments don’t matter judgments don’t matter

God’s Court System IS NOT God’s Court System IS NOT A COURT OF LAW!!A COURT OF LAW!!

GOD’S COURT IS A GOD’S COURT IS A COURT COURT OF EQUITYOF EQUITY (RIGHTEOUSNESS)!!!!(RIGHTEOUSNESS)!!!!

GOD’SGOD’S J JUDGMENTSUDGMENTS

(DECISIONS OR SENTENCES)(DECISIONS OR SENTENCES)

ARE BASED ON ARE BASED ON THE RULES THE RULES OFOF EQUITYEQUITY……NOTNOT THE THE

RULE OF LAW!!RULE OF LAW!!

Why is Why is EquityEquity important to us?important to us?

In order to fully understand how God’s In order to fully understand how God’s judgments or decisions work, we must judgments or decisions work, we must understand the understand the MAXIMS of EQUITYMAXIMS of EQUITY or or the the rulesrules of the Court of Equity (Court of the Court of Equity (Court of RIGHTEOUSNESS).of RIGHTEOUSNESS).

Judgments are good if Judgments are good if you are on the winning you are on the winning side of the judgment.side of the judgment.

Time Line OF EquityTime Line OF Equity ADAMADAM forfeits Man’s forfeits Man’s EQUITYEQUITY (4000BC) (4000BC)

NO DEFENSE AGAINST ACCUSERNO DEFENSE AGAINST ACCUSER

MosesMoses believes God, obeys, believes God, obeys, COVENANTCOVENANT is is reestablished, reestablished, LAWLAW given as a given as a DEFENCEDEFENCE against against ACCUSERACCUSER in GOD’s Court (1500 BC) in GOD’s Court (1500 BC)

JesusJesus comes, completes the comes, completes the COVENANTCOVENANT started with Abraham, started with Abraham, buys backbuys back Adam’s Adam’s forfeited forfeited EQUITYEQUITY; Becomes ; Becomes DEFENSE DEFENSE ATTORNEYATTORNEY for all that have for all that have EQUITYEQUITY & are in & are in COVENANT COVENANT (33 AD)(33 AD)

MAXIMS OF EQUITYMAXIMS OF EQUITY1. RIGHTEOUSNESS acts upon the 1. RIGHTEOUSNESS acts upon the

person, (forcing him to do what person, (forcing him to do what conscience requires). conscience requires).

2. RIGHTEOUSNESS will not suffer 2. RIGHTEOUSNESS will not suffer a wrong without a remedy a wrong without a remedy (healing, restoration, (healing, restoration, betterment).betterment). (RIGHTEOUSNESS (RIGHTEOUSNESS abhors a forfeiture of rights.)abhors a forfeiture of rights.)

MAXIMS OF EQUITYMAXIMS OF EQUITY

3. RIGHTEOUSNESS imputes 3. RIGHTEOUSNESS imputes (credits) an intention to fulfill a (credits) an intention to fulfill a

covenant.covenant.

IT’S YOUR INTENTIONS IT’S YOUR INTENTIONS THAT COUNTTHAT COUNT

INTENTION:INTENTION: an anticipated outcome that an anticipated outcome that

guides your actionsguides your actions

MAXIMS OF EQUITYMAXIMS OF EQUITY4. RIGHTEOUSNESS acts specifically, 4. RIGHTEOUSNESS acts specifically,

and not by way of compensation or and not by way of compensation or settlement.settlement.

GOD HAS ALREADY JUDGED IN YOUR GOD HAS ALREADY JUDGED IN YOUR FAVOR – IF YOU GET ANYTHING FAVOR – IF YOU GET ANYTHING

LESS, IT IS BECAUSELESS, IT IS BECAUSE YOU SETTLED!!YOU SETTLED!!

MAXIMS OF EQUITYMAXIMS OF EQUITY

5. RIGHTEOUSNESS regards as done, that 5. RIGHTEOUSNESS regards as done, that which ought to be done. which ought to be done. (RIGHTEOUSNESS abhors a forfeiture of (RIGHTEOUSNESS abhors a forfeiture of rights.)rights.)

If God says something, He If God says something, He considers it “MISSION considers it “MISSION

ACCOMPLISHED”! ACCOMPLISHED”! (And he hates it if you forfeit his favorable (And he hates it if you forfeit his favorable

judgment)judgment)

Isaiah 55Isaiah 55

1111So So shall my shall my wordword be be that goeth that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me return unto me void void (ineffective & (ineffective & useless),useless), but it but it shall accomplishshall accomplish that which I please, and it shall that which I please, and it shall prosper prosper (be successful)(be successful) in the thing in the thing whereto I sent it. whereto I sent it.

Revelation 13Revelation 13

    88And all that dwell upon the earth And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him (the anti-Christ), shall worship him (the anti-Christ), whose names are not written in the whose names are not written in the book of life of book of life of the Lamb slain from the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.the foundation of the world.

Genesis 3Genesis 31414And the LORD God said unto the And the LORD God said unto the

serpent, Because thou hast done this, serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: thou eat all the days of thy life:

1515And I will put enmity between thee and And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; her seed; it shall bruise thy head, it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heeland thou shalt bruise his heel. .

Isaiah 53Isaiah 53

    55But he was wounded for our But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and our peace was upon him; and with with his stripes we his stripes we areare healed. healed.

I Peter 2I Peter 2

2424Who his own self bare our sins in his Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: righteousness: by whose stripes ye by whose stripes ye werewere healed. healed.

Hebrews 11Hebrews 11

    33Through faith we understand that Through faith we understand that the the worlds were framed by the word of worlds were framed by the word of GodGod, so that things which are seen were , so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. not made of things which do appear.

Romans 4Romans 41616Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by

grace; to the end the promise might be grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which which is of the law, but to that also which is of is of the faith of Abrahamthe faith of Abraham; who is the ; who is the father of us all, father of us all,

1717(As it is written, I have made thee a (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, quickeneth the dead, and CALLS those and CALLS those things which BE not as though they things which BE not as though they WERE.WERE.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      33And God And God saidsaid, Light , Light BEBE. And there was . And there was light. light.

      44And God saw the light that it was good; And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the and God divided between the light and the darkness. darkness.

      55And God And God calledcalled the light Day, and the the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning -- the first evening, and there was morning -- the first day. day.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      66And God And God saidsaid, An expanse in the , An expanse in the midst of the waters, midst of the waters, BEBE. And a . And a division between waters and waters, division between waters and waters, BEBE. .

      77And God made the expanse, and And God made the expanse, and divided between the waters that are divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it that are above the expanse; and it was so. was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      88And God And God calledcalled the expanse the expanse heavens. And there was evening, and heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning -- a second day. there was morning -- a second day.

      99And God And God saidsaid, Waters under the , Waters under the heavens, heavens, BEBE gathered together to gathered together to one place, and dry land you appear. one place, and dry land you appear. And it was so. And it was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      1010And God And God calledcalled the dry land earth, and the dry land earth, and the gathering together of the waters he the gathering together of the waters he calledcalled Seas. And God saw that it was Seas. And God saw that it was good. good.

      1111And God And God saidsaid, Earth, you cause grass to , Earth, you cause grass to spring up, you cause herb producing seed, spring up, you cause herb producing seed, you cause fruit-trees yielding fruit after you cause fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so. the earth. And it was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      1212And the earth brought forth grass, And the earth brought forth grass, herb producing seed after its kind, herb producing seed after its kind, and trees yielding fruit, the seed of and trees yielding fruit, the seed of which is in them, after their kind. And which is in them, after their kind. And God saw that it was good. God saw that it was good.

      1313And there was evening, and there And there was evening, and there was morning -- a third day. was morning -- a third day.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      1414And God And God saidsaid, Lights in the , Lights in the expanse of the heavens, expanse of the heavens, BEBE, to , to divide between the day and the divide between the day and the night; and night; and BEBE for signs, and for for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years; seasons, and for days and years;

      1515and and BEBE for lights in the expanse of for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so. earth. And it was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      1616And God made the two great lights, And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, -- the small light to rule the night, -- and the stars. and the stars.

      1717And God set them in the expanse of And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the the heavens, to give light on the earth, earth,

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      1818and to rule during the day and during the and to rule during the day and during the night, and to divide between the light and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was the darkness. And God saw that it was good. good.

      1919And there was evening, and there was And there was evening, and there was morning -- a fourth day. morning -- a fourth day.

      2020And God And God saidsaid, Waters, you swarm with , Waters, you swarm with swarms of living creatures, and fowl, you swarms of living creatures, and fowl, you fly above the earth in the expanse of the fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens. heavens.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      2121And God created the great whales, and And God created the great whales, and every living creature that moves with every living creature that moves with which the waters swarm, after their kind, which the waters swarm, after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind. And and every winged fowl after its kind. And God saw that it was good. God saw that it was good.

      2222And God blessed them, And God blessed them, sayingsaying, , BEBE fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth. earth.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      2323And there was evening, and there And there was evening, and there was morning -- a fifth day. was morning -- a fifth day.

      2424And God And God saidsaid, Earth, you bring , Earth, you bring forth living creatures after their kind, forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth, after their kind. And it of the earth, after their kind. And it was so. was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      2525And God made the beast of the earth after And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its every creeping thing of the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good. kind. And God saw that it was good.

      2626And God And God saidsaid, We make man in our , We make man in our image, after our likeness; and man has image, after our likeness; and man has dominion over the fish of the sea, and over dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth. creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      2727And God created Man in his image, in the And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and image of God created he him; male and female created he them. female created he them.

      2828And God blessed them; and God And God blessed them; and God saidsaid to to them, them, BEBE fruitful and multiply, and fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth. every animal that moveth on the earth.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      2929And God And God saidsaid, Behold, I have given you , Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall BEBE food for you; food for you;

      3030and to every animal of the earth, and to and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living creature, every green which is a living creature, every green herb for food. And it was so. herb for food. And it was so.

Genesis 1Genesis 1

      3131And God saw everything that he And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and good. And there was evening, and there was morning -- the sixth day. there was morning -- the sixth day.

Genesis 2Genesis 2

      11Thus the heavens and the earth were Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. finished, and all the host of them.

      22And on the seventh day God ended his And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; work which he had made; and he rested and he rested on the seventh day from all his work on the seventh day from all his work which he had madewhich he had made. .

      33And God blessed the seventh day, and And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it sanctified it: because that in it he had he had rested from all his work which God rested from all his work which God created and made.created and made.

Hebrews 4Hebrews 4

      11Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come any of you should seem to come short of it. short of it.

      22For unto us was the gospel For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. them that heard it.

Hebrews 4Hebrews 4            33For we which have believed do enter into For we which have believed do enter into

rest, in accordance with His declaration rest, in accordance with His declaration that those [who did not believe] should not that those [who did not believe] should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He They shall not enter My rest; and this He said said although [His] works had been although [His] works had been completed and prepared [and waiting completed and prepared [and waiting for all who would believe] from the for all who would believe] from the foundation of the world.foundation of the world. AMPAMP

      44For in a certain place He has said this For in a certain place He has said this about the seventh day: about the seventh day: And God rested And God rested on the seventh day from all His workson the seventh day from all His works..

Hebrews 4Hebrews 4

55And in this place again, If they shall And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. enter into my rest.

66Seeing therefore it remaineth that Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached whom it was first preached entered entered notnot in because of in because of unbeliefunbelief (gk. – (gk. – apatheia; disobedience, apathy; lack apatheia; disobedience, apathy; lack of interest in matters of importance):of interest in matters of importance):

Hebrews 4Hebrews 4

1010For he that is entered into his rest, he For he that is entered into his rest, he also also hath ceased from his own hath ceased from his own worksworks, as God did from his. , as God did from his.

1111Let Let us labor therefore to enter us labor therefore to enter into that restinto that rest, lest any man fall , lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief after the same example of unbelief (disobedience, apathy; (disobedience, apathy; lack of lack of interest in matters of importanceinterest in matters of importance).).

II Peter 2II Peter 2

66And turning the cities of Sodom and And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; after should live ungodly;

II Peter 2II Peter 2

77And delivered And delivered justjust (gk. – righteous) (gk. – righteous) Lot, vexed Lot, vexed (gk. – worn down)(gk. – worn down) with the with the filthy conversation filthy conversation (gk. – lifestyle)(gk. – lifestyle) of of the wicked: the wicked:

88For that For that righteous manrighteous man dwelling dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed vexed (gk. –tortured)(gk. –tortured) his his righteous righteous soulsoul from day to day with unlawful from day to day with unlawful deeds; deeds;

Psalm 119Psalm 119

9292Unless thy law had been Unless thy law had been my my delightsdelights, I should then have , I should then have perished in mine affliction. perished in mine affliction.

9393I will I will never forgetnever forget thy precepts thy precepts (hb. (hb. -principals prescribing a particular -principals prescribing a particular course of action course of action {the 9 things}{the 9 things} ): ): for with them thou hast quickened for with them thou hast quickened me. me.

MAXIMS OF EQUITYMAXIMS OF EQUITY

5. RIGHTEOUSNESS regards as done, that 5. RIGHTEOUSNESS regards as done, that which ought to be done. which ought to be done. (RIGHTEOUSNESS abhors a forfeiture of (RIGHTEOUSNESS abhors a forfeiture of rights.)rights.)

If God says something, He If God says something, He considers it “MISSION considers it “MISSION

ACCOMPLISHED”! ACCOMPLISHED”! (And he hates it if you forfeit his favorable (And he hates it if you forfeit his favorable

judgment)judgment)

WRITE DOWNWRITE DOWNFOUR LESSONS LEARNEDFOUR LESSONS LEARNED

WHAT SHOULD I WHAT SHOULD I STOPSTOP DOING? DOING?

WHAT SHOULD I WHAT SHOULD I STARTSTART DOING?DOING?

WHAT SHOULD I WHAT SHOULD I CONTINUECONTINUE DOING?DOING?