Grace + Faith = 0 Debt Due
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Justified in it’s simplest meaning would be get out of jail pass; a paid ransom due to a Holy God. Your sin debt has been paid by Jesus Christ. This debt is due to all of mankind due to the imputed sin of Adam in the Garden of Eden. Christ shed blood for you paid your eternal debt. Our faith in that understanding of Grace frees us from the bondage of sin eternally. Think of the Holy Court that God will hold on Judgement Day; when we all, whether we believe in him or not, will stand before him and give an account of our lives. We will either stand guilty and pay for our sins eternally in Hell, or we bow forgiven by our faith in the understanding of the grace and justification of our sins by Christ dying to pay that sin debt due that Judgement Day. Like it or not, believe it or not, we all will meet together on that day and the truth shall be revealed. Did you understand Grace in your life, or did you feel in any way your earned your Salvation? If you feel that you earned it by going to church, being a good person, or any list of good works to earn God’s favor, Christ died in vain, and you will pay eternally for not understanding Grace.
When you come to understand what these scriptures say, the Gospel message that Paul is speaking of here, you gain that peace and hope that the world does not comprehend. The Holy Spirit living inside of you grows your faith and opens the truths of God to you in time cultivated in God’s Word and prayer. Romans 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. The more you seek God the greater your faith, your peace, and the hope that lies within you grows. You begin to have peace in an out of control world, where by the world standards peace is not found. The world teaches self, the Word teaches selflessness. This going against the grain of the world is what gives you the peace that it cannot steal away. Paul speaks of what the world will throw at us , and how it strengthens us when we are strong in our faith. Romans 5:3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. In that growing relationship with your eternal Father, you will possess a hope that others see, that he uses to draw them to himself. They will not understand how you are the way you are, but when they ask, you can share Him with them.
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