2 Corinthians 5:21
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21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Two Blessedness described by David
Romans 4:6-8
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6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”
How you know the Righteousness of the Lord
- From the story of Balaam and Balak
Micah 6:5
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5 O My people, remember now
What Balak king of Moab counseled,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
From Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
Balak and Balaam
Enemies blessing us bountifully
Numbers 23:11
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11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”
No one can curse what Lord has blessed
Irreversible Blessing
Numbers 23:18-23
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18 Then he took up his oracle and said:
“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, son of Zippor!
19 “God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;
He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21 “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob,
Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel.
The Lord his God is with him,
And the shout of a King is among them.
22 God brings them out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox.
23 “For there is no sorcery against Jacob,
Nor any divination against Israel.
It now must be said of Jacob
And of Israel, ‘Oh, what God has done!’
- “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel” :
- Because of the burnt offering
- shout of a King : Jesus
- It didn’t say, they didn’t do iniquity
- Because of the burnt offering
- He has strength like a wild ox : There was non feeble — More info
Error of Balaam
Jude 1:11
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11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
- Don’t go after the error of Balaam
- Thinking that God will curse the people whom He has blessed
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