Right Faith
Romans 3:21-31
Word #3: Justification
jus·ti·fi·ca·tion
=to be declared not guilty and be declared innocent
God looks at us just as if we've never sinned
Soooo Coool:
- Just like we keep on falling short
- God keeps on justifiying
Justified:
- Freely
- By grace=God's unmerited favour
- Through redemption
- Through Faith
5 Good News Words
- Righteousness
- Faith
- Justification
- Redemption
- Atonement
Word #5: Atonement or Propitiation
Word #2: Faith
Big Idea:
Romans 3:22-24 (NIV)
faith
fāTH =complete and utter reliance in Jesus...believing God at His Word
Right on Faith is faith in Jesus, no one and nothing else!
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.
pro·pi·ti·a·tion
prepiSHēāSHn=satisfy by sacrifice...to appease God's wrath
Romans 10:9
If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.
Salvation is open to All:
- All have sinned=miss the mark
- All have fallen short and keep on falling short of God's glory
- All are justified freely by God's grace
Word #1: Righteousness
Who's ready to brag about how good they are now?
right·eous·ness
rīCHesnes=Being made right in God's sight.
Who's ready to think they can keep the law? All 613??
Is God the God of the Jews only?
Do we get rid of law because of faith?
- originates in what God did
- received not earned
- depends on faith not works
Jesus boiled them down to 2:
Love God, Love neighbour
ProtoEvangelium
Gen.3:15--the First Gospel
Word #4: Redemption
re·demp·tion
rEEdem(p)SH(e)n
=to buy or pay out
Redemption=ransom payment
Galatians 3:13
Ephesians 1:7--In him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us...for it is written, cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.
Are you living by Faith?
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I love by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.