SINNER

"And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!"    Luke 18:13

When you are sincere in acknowledging your sins and repent, you receive forgiveness, salvation and perfect inner peace.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

"... not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith..."     Philippians 3.9

The righteousness of Paul did not come from his behavior before God. He was justified because he maintain his faith alive, practical and active in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is why he was known as the apostle of the gentiles.

WAR

"Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident."      Psalm 27.3

David was a man of war and conquests because He trusted in his parent's God. He knew that God would never leave him alone. Confident is the key word in this verse. This is the kind of faith that pleases the Lord.

THIRSTY HEART

"For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."    Hebrews 4:12

When the Holy Spirit finds a heart that is thirsty to know Him, His voice is heard in the person's spirit. From that moment on there is transformation of life.
Usually, the heart is hungry for solutions to circumstantial problems, which makes it difficult to receive His Son and Savior Jesus. 

HE FIRST LOVED

"We love Him because He first loved us."            1 John 4:19

Even though we are sinners and have no merits, we were shown the love of the Lord God when He sent His only Son to die for us. Therefore, when you recognize that love and have faith in Him, you become His child. And because of that, you also gain his character traits.

IMAGE OF THE CREATOR

"And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him."    Colossians 3:10

The new birth gives the children of God a new life.  As much as you may prophesy about it, it still remains difficult for those who haven't been born of the Spirit to understand. 
Knowledgeable and enlightened minds, and above all, being according to the image of God the Father. The children of God see and think according to Him. 

TRANSFIGURED

"And He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light."   Matthew 17:2

Surely, the Mount of Transfiguration remained marked in the lives of the three apostles. They saw what they would later experience after receiving the Holy Spirit: transformed life. New spirit, new heart and new character. A character after the Father's, the Son's and the Holy Spirit's own character. This is the transformation that happens when you are born of the Spirit.