Tuesday April 4, 2017
“We are justified by the work of Christ”
"being justified freely by His grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a
propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness,
because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously
committed," - Romans 3:24-25
Justification
What is
Justification?
The power of
Justification
How can God
Justify? - continued
The only
basis for justification which the New Testament recognizes is the
work of Christ. Of course, the source of Christ’s work, and therefore
the source of our justification, resides in the love of God. But love, as love
alone, can never justified. The judge in court cannot justify his guilty child simply
on the grounds that he loves him. Something more must be done. The New
Testament expresses the position this way: we are justified by his grace as a gift,
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as
a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s
righteousness… (Romans 3:24 – 25). The love of God is the source of our
justification, but the death of Christ is its grounds. We have now been
justified by his blood (Romans 59); the result of his obedient life and death
is our justification (Romans 5:18); just as he was delivered over to death for
sins, he was raised because of our justification” (Romans 4:25).
Challenge:
Reading
today’s lesson should make us more eager for Easter with the understanding of
this “work” Christ performed on our behalf, leading to our justification. Don’t
let this season pass you by and not be humbled by this awesome work of grace.
Memory Verse:
"KO ia,
tau tuku ke fakatonuhia‘i kitautolu ‘i he tui, ka tau ma‘u melino ai mo e ‘Otua
‘i hotau ‘Eiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi;" - Loma
5:1
"Therefore,
having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ" - Romans 5:1
Bible
Reading Plan: (52 weeks; 5
days a week)
Week 14
– Joshua 22-24; Psalm 116; Luke 19
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