THE ROLE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IN DOMINION

 

Speaker: Pastor Henry Tobin-West

As Christians we are born of God and are in-dwelt by Him. To be able to walk in dominion, you must have the consciousness of the presence of God in you. As a consequence of knowledge of that fact, one can live a life above sin and a life of dominion here on earth. When you have the knowledge that God lives in you then you can overcome whatever challenge comes your way (1john 4:4).

          Success or failure is totally dependent on us as humans for God has given us all that pertains to life and godliness so we can be in total authority over our lives here on earth. As Christians we possess the life of God (Zoë) which knows no impossibility. Failure in the life of Christians can be linked to lack of knowledge and revelation of the word of God. Knowledge without revelation is meaningless. Revelation brings about manifestation. Revelations are keys to unlock and overcome challenges in life.

          God is a God of faith. He created the worlds and all that is within through faith. As children of God, we must exhibit the life of our Father; which is a life of faith, to work in dominion. The foundation of our faith as Christians is God who dwells in us. The faith of Christians is built in God's word (Romans 10:17).

          Righteousness is an important attribute we must possess to live a life of dominion (Romans 5:17). Righteousness is a gift from Jesus Christ by his death through salvation (2 Corinthians 5:21). It is not by our works that we are counted as righteous but by believing in the Son of God: Jesus Christ, and accepting Him into our lives. Righteousness gives Christians standing before the Father with no feeling of condemnation for sins (Romans 8:1). By righteousness we are made sons of God and can appear boldly before Him (Hebrews 4:16). Our relationship with God as Christians is of the simplicity of an earthly father and his child through righteousness. As born-again Christians, our past sin nature is broken through salvation and hence we can no longer be called sinners for we have inherited the righteousness of God.

Jesus Christ transferred all the authority and dominion here on earth to us as Christians (Matthew 28:18-19). With Christ in us we have God’s ability to dominate and conquer any challenge and as thus we need not God himself to come down and fight our battles for us.