Breath of Power - Week 51/04

Week 51: December 13 - 19, 2004

JUSTIFIED FREELY BY GOD'S GRACE

Key Passage: Romans 3: 21-26

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the law and the prophet testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice, because in His forbearance He has left the sins committed before hand unpunished – He did it to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be just and the One who justifies those who has faith in Jesus (NIV).

A Christian is not one who has never sinned, but whose sins has been forgiven by God and washed away with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Man became separated from God because of the sin of disobedience. He could not also do anything to reverse his sinful condition because of his fallen nature. Even all man’s righteousness are as filthy rags and unacceptable before a holy God (Is 64:6). As a result, all men stood condemned for their sins and doomed to face God’s eternal punishment in hell. But at God’s appointed time, God made a way for man to return to Him through the sacrificial work of Jesus on the cross of Calvary. By that, man’s sins are forgiven and he is declared just and accepted before God.

Justification is a legal situation where a person standing trial before a judge is acquitted because there is no legal basis to convict him. Though all mankind has sinned and are condemnable for their sins, God, the moral Law Giver of the universe, by His sovereign will, has decided to justify all who come to him through faith in Christ Jesus. This is a free gift from God who is rich in grace and abundant in mercy.

The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was for the atonement of man’s sins. It satisfied God’s righteous demands and appeased His wrath against man as a breaker of His moral laws. Now, we have peace with God and can fellowship freely with Him as His sons and daughters without any feeling of inferiority, shame, guilt and condemnation (Rom 5:1-2). We can call on Him and be rest assured that He hears us and is willing to help us. What a glorious life we have in Him because we are justified freely by His grace.

Pray: Thank you Lord for the forgiveness of my sin and the peace I now share with you. Help me to live righteously all the days of my life and be a partaker of your eternal glory.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 51: December 13 - 19, 2004 JUSTIFIED FREELY BY GOD'S GRACE Key Passage: Romans 3: 21-26 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the law and the prophet testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice, because in His forbearance He has left the sins committed before hand unpunished – He did it to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be just and the One who justifies those who has faith in Jesus (NIV). A Christian is not one who has never sinned, but whose sins has been forgiven by God and washed away with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Man became separated from God because of the sin of disobedience. He could not also do anything to reverse his sinful condition because of his fallen nature. Even all man’s righteousness are as filthy rags and unacceptable before a holy God (Is 64:6). As a result, all men stood condemned for their sins and doomed to face God’s eternal punishment in hell. But at God’s appointed time, God made a way for man to return to Him through the sacrificial work of Jesus on the cross of Calvary. By that, man’s sins are forgiven and he is declared just and accepted before God. Justification is a legal situation where a person standing trial before a judge is acquitted because there is no legal basis to convict him. Though all mankind has sinned and are condemnable for their sins, God, the moral Law Giver of the universe, by His sovereign will, has decided to justify all who come to him through faith in Christ Jesus. This is a free gift from God who is rich in grace and abundant in mercy. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was for the atonement of man’s sins. It satisfied God’s righteous demands and appeased His wrath against man as a breaker of His moral laws. Now, we have peace with God and can fellowship freely with Him as His sons and daughters without any feeling of inferiority, shame, guilt and condemnation (Rom 5:1-2). We can call on Him and be rest assured that He hears us and is willing to help us. What a glorious life we have in Him because we are justified freely by His grace. Pray: Thank you Lord for the forgiveness of my sin and the peace I now share with you. Help me to live righteously all the days of my life and be a partaker of your eternal glory. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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