"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. By whom also we have access by faith, into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God."
You might think that I am on a "revisiting" kick. Your thinking is right. There are some texts that need another visit, and the above text is one of those. First, the text tells us that we have been "justified by faith." Justification is an important word, because we cannot deserve the invitation that we have into eternal salvation. Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross at Golgotha in order for us to be able to be saved eternally, by faith in Him. We are justified by faith in Christ because of the grace of God. Second, the text tells us that through this justification by faith in Christ, "we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." I am a person who wants to be at peace with the people around me. It is good news to me that through faith in Christ, I can have peace with the God of the whole universe - the perfect, almighty, eternal God. There are people who want peace with God but do not know how to get that peace. They need to know that they can have peace with God by confessing that they are sinners, and by inviting Jesus into their lives by faith, believing that He will save them when they come humbly to Him by faith. Third, the text tells that, not only do we have peace with God, we have access to Him. Do you realize how important this access is. If you tried to get in the White House, you had better have a good reason for being there, and that you mean well. That is as it should be, but we have free access to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit through faith in the Son, Who gave His life as sacrifice for our sins. Furthermore, we are reminded in verse 5, that God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us...." Fourth, the text tells us that when we have access to God, we can "rejoice in the hope of the glory of God." Why shouldn't we rejoice when Jesus paid to price on the cross to save us from our sins, and give us an eternal home in heaven? Are you rejoicing? Bro. Joe
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