Jesus Himself said that we should seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness first. (See Matthew 6:31-33).
Romans 14:17 says that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, too many people are trying to seek righteousness as a first step, by seeking perfection by keeping all sorts of strict religious rules.
Paul wrote to the churches, contrasting the difference between righteousness by faith and righteousness by works.
The righteousness that is imputed to us is not just right-standing, positional righteousness – it is the power to live right. The power to live right and obey God is love. Faith for righteousness is therefore the precursor to experiencing God's love and for living right.
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
To be righteous by faith means that we believe we are accepted by God, just as we are – even though we cannot see the evidence of that righteousness, according to our judgements concerning our conduct.
If Word of Faith teaching tells beleivers that they can believe they are healed, despite their physical symptoms – then they can use that same kind of faith to believe that they have right-standing with God – just as they are. If the Bible says we are right with God because of what Jesus has already done for us – we should believe it without hesitation!
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