Saturday April, 1 2017
“Justification is the opposite of condemnation
“
"And he believed in the LORD, and He
accounted it to him for righteousness."
Genesis 15:6
"For what does the Scripture say?
“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”" - Romans 4:3
Justification
What is Justification? – continued…
3) the expression used as synonyms or substitutes
do not have the sense of ‘making righteous’, but carry this declarative,
constitutive sense (Genesis 15:6; Psalm 32:1 – 2, Romans 4:3, 6 – 8).
4) the ultimate proof that justification
involves status change by public declaration lies in the biblical view that
through the resurrection Jesus himself was “justified”(1 Timothy 3:16). It
would be quite impossible to understand this in the sense of then alteration in
our Lord’s character. It must refer to the vindication of him by God through
the triumph and victory of the resurrection. By the resurrection, he was
declared to be in the right relationship with God (Romans 1:4).
Challenge:
Praise God
that He has “DECLARED”, “ACCOUNTED” US as RIGHTEOUS! This is the Ultimate Grace
move…to count the dirty sinner that deserves death and destruction…Righteous…
Nothing in us should even move the heart of a Holy God to consider us for
anything other than death..If Not for His grace and mercy! What a gift! What
gracious GIVER we serve! Hallelujah!
Memory Verse:
"He ko
e mamahi ‘oku faka‘otua hono fai, ‘oku ne langa‘i ha fakatomala ‘oku iku ki ha
fakamo‘ui, ‘a ia ‘e ‘ikai tālakitu‘a ai ha taha: ka ko e mamahi ‘oku
fakaemāmani ‘oku ne fakatupu mate." – 2
Kolinitō 7:10
"For
godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but
the sorrow of the world produces death." - 2 Corinthians 7:10
Bible
Reading Plan: (52 weeks; 5
days a week)
Week 13
– Deut 27-34; Joshua 1-13; Psalm 13,
143, 14; Luke 12-16
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