JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH

ROMANS 3

 

 

ROMANS 1:17, “FOR IN IT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS REVEALED FROM FAITH TO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN, BUT THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH”

 

THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE CONDEMNATION OF MAN,  

3:1-9

 

   GOD IS RIGHTEOUS

 

   MAN IS NOT RIGHTEOUS

 

 

THE GIFT OF GOD THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST,

 3:21-28

 

     WHY, 21-23

 

     WHAT, 24-26

 

JUSTIFICATION IS A POSITIVE BESTOWAL OF A STATUS WITH ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES PERTAINING TO IT …

 

“TO SPEAK OF FORGIVENESS IS TO SAY YOU MAY GO YOU HAVE BEEN FREED FROM THE PENALTY BUT JUSTIFICATION IS TO SAY YOU MAY COME AND YOU ARE WELCOME INTO ALL MY LOVE AND PRESENCE.” MARCUS SOLAN

 

2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

 

“LET IT BE COUNTED AS FOLLY OR FRENZY OR FURY OR WHATEVER IT IS OUR COMFORT AND OUR WISDOM WE CARE FOR NO KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORLD BUT THIS, THAT GOD HAS MADE HIMSELF OUR SIN AND WE HAVE BEEN MADE HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, THEREFORE WE ARE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD THE FATHER AS IS THE VERY SON OF GOD HIMSELF.” HOOKER

 

   WHEN, 27-28

 

“MY HEARING HIM (GEORGE WHITFIELD) PREACH GAVE ME A HEART WOUND, BY GOD’S BLESSING MY OLD FOUNDATION WAS BROKEN UP AND I SAW THAT MY RIGHTEOUSNESS COULD NOT SAVE ME.” NATHAN COLES

 

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