Justified by Faith
Romans 5
Romans 5 verse 1-11
Therefore, having been justified by faith, [a]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations (sufferings), knowing that tribulation produces [b]perseverance (endurance); 4 and perseverance, [c]character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because
the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For when we were still without strength, [d]in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
How can God forgive sinners?
Romans Ch 1 – The Corrupt Man – the world is corrupted by sin
Romans Ch 2 – The Inexcusable Man – there is no excuse, no escape
Romans Ch 3 – The Guilty Man – all humanity is condemned
Romans Ch 4 – The Forgiven Man – righteousness imputed by believing God
Romans Ch 5 - The Justified Man – is declared righteous, acquitted from all guilt of sin, by the Almighty God, who is the Judge of all humanity
We receive an eternal pardon, by believing in Jesus Christ
5 verses in the NT give us the Core Teaching of Justification
1./ We are justified freely Rom 3:24
• It’s a gift / nothing to pay
2./ We are justified by faith Romans 3:28
• Resting on God’s promise / Jesus paid it all / we access by believing
3./ We are justified by his blood Rom 5:9
• It was violent / substitutionary / atonement - satisfied Gods wrath
• We have been purchased by blood
4./ We are justified in the name of Jesus Christ 1 Cor 6:11
• God justifies us in His name
• On His character / on his record no ours.
5./ We are justified by faith in Christ , not of works
• No flesh will be justified by law keeping. Galatians 2:16
7 Benefits of Justification – Romans 5
1/ The sinner has been granted peace with God v 1
2/ He has a standing of GRACE v2
3/ The believer receives the hope of Glory v2 b
4/ He is not put to shame because the Divine Love is poured into his heart via the Holy Spirit
5/ He has been granted a SUBSTITUTE that represented our sinfulness and died in our stead to bear our
punishment “ Christ died for us “ v 6-8 - to appease God’s wrath on our behalf.
6/ We are now justified by His blood and saved from the wrath of God v 9 - John 3:36
7/ We are no longer enemies, we are now reconciled to God. Our relationship is restored ,
we are saved by HIS LIFE… His perfect life, the righteous life that Jesus lived , in sinless perfection is vicariously
granted unto us, we are seen in Christ on his record of living, we are not seen on our record of sinful living.
• Jesus taught this truth in the parable of the prodigal son
• the son turned his back on his father
• went into the far country
• wasted His resources
• spent all / in want , came to himself
• He repented , and returned to father , “ I HAVE SINNED”
• He father accepted him
• A robe , a ring , sandals , sonship
• Rejoicing !!
