Maintaining Your Confidence Through Righteousness

Creflo Dollar preached a sermon about confidence and how through righteousness we are able to uphold that.  Here are the study notes that went with the sermon. Enjoy them!

Maintaining Your Confidence Through Righteousness

Confidence in God’s love for you connects you to the anointing. It is also the first area where the Enemy attacks the believer. When you don’t have a firm grasp on your righteousness, your confidence in God’s ability to manifest Himself in your life will be diminished.

1. Confidence is your connection to the anointing (Hebrews 10:35).
2. Confidence, for the believer, is assurance, trust and a firm belief in God’s love for you.
   • Because of this love, God will manifest Himself to you (John 14:21).
3. The number one fear of Christians is that the promises of God won’t come to pass.
4. Confidence is the Devil’s first area of attack; if he can get you to doubt God’s love for you, he can prevent you from receiving God’s promises.

• Understanding the free gift of righteousness is a root to your confidence in God.
  1. The moment you doubt your righteousness because of sin-consciousness, your confidence in God will be out of place.
  2. Righteousness cannot be earned; it is a free gift that is given by God’s grace.
  3. All of mankind are born into sin because of Adam’s high treason in the Garden of Eden, and all men are made righteous through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:12-21).
     
     1. The only thing you need to do to become a sinner is to be born, and the only thing you need to do to be made righteous is to be born again.
  4. God enables you to rule in life through the free gift of righteousness.
     
     1. If you don’t receive the gift of righteousness, you will not rule and reign in life.
     2. Righteousness, however, is not a license to sin (Romans 6:1-2).