The Blessings of Our Justification (Rom. 5:1–11)
Apr 24, 2022 9:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by Cindy on Apr 24, 2022 9:47:52 GMT -5
In listing these blessings of Our Justification, Paul accomplished 2 purposes. 1st, he told how wonderful it is to be a Christian. Our justification is not simply a guarantee of heaven, as thrilling as that is, but it's also the source of tremendous blessings that we enjoy here & now. His 2nd purpose was to assure his readers that justification is a lasting thing. When God declared us righteous in Jesus Christ, He gave us 7 spiritual blessings that assure us that we can't be lost. Peace with God (Romans 5:1). The unsaved person is at “enmity with God” because he cannot obey God’s Law or fulfill God’s will. Two verses from Isaiah make the matter clear: “There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked”(Isa. 48:22); “And the work of righteousness shall be peace” (Isa. 32:17). Condemnation means that God declares us sinners, which is a declaration of war. Justification means that God declares us righteous, which is a declaration of peace, made possible by Christ’s death on the cross. “Mercy & truth are met together; righteousness & peace have kissed each other” (Ps. 85:10). “Because the Law worketh wrath” (Rom. 4:15), nobody condemned by the Law can enjoy peace with God. But when you are justified by faith, you are declared righteous, & the Law cannot condemn you or declare war! The rest of the blessings are: Access to God (Romans 5:2a). Glorious hope (Romans 5:2b). Christian character (Romans 5:3–4). God’s love within (Romans 5:5–8). Salvation from future wrath (Romans 5:9-10) Reconciliation with God (Romans 5:11). The Bible exposition commentary
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” (Romans 5:1–11)
The list of the blessings from Romans 5:1-11 are: Peace with God; Access to God; Glorious hope; Christian character; God’s love within; Salvation from future wrath; and Reconciliation with God. This makes me think of “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3). Also, in Rom 1:11 “I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—” the Gr. word translated “gift” in "spiritual gift" is charisma, which means a “gift of grace”—a spiritual enablement whose source is the Spirit of God.
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” (Romans 5:1–11)
The list of the blessings from Romans 5:1-11 are: Peace with God; Access to God; Glorious hope; Christian character; God’s love within; Salvation from future wrath; and Reconciliation with God. This makes me think of “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3). Also, in Rom 1:11 “I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—” the Gr. word translated “gift” in "spiritual gift" is charisma, which means a “gift of grace”—a spiritual enablement whose source is the Spirit of God.
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