Victory Can Be Yours!
Article # 5—Justified By Faith
Before we can know what we have received by believing in
Jesus Christ, there are a few term we must understand. One of these is justification. Justification is a divine act whereby an
infinitely, Holy God, judicially declares a believing sinner to be righteous.
Imagine yourself in a courtroom on trial for your very
life. You are, by God the Father,
convicted of sin. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3: 23) Then Jesus appears and takes your place and
your penalty upon Himself and sheds His blood on the cross for you. Through this substitutionary death, the one
who by faith believes, is acquitted and no longer comes under the judgment of
sin and death. The apostle Paul stated, “Being justified as a gift by His (God’s)
grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.” (Rom 3: 24)
A second term we must understand is faith. “Now
faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
(Heb. 11: 1) There is a song that says;
I never saw the cross He carried up to Calvary’s
Hill,
And I never saw the precious blood that my
Savior spilled,
And I never saw the mob that cried let Him be
crucified.
No, I never saw it, but I believe for me He
died.
We must believe through faith, Jesus said to Thomas, “Because you have seen Me, have you
believed? Blessed are they who did not
see, and yet believe.” (John 20: 29)
This brings us to one of several benefits of
justification. “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Rom. 5: 1)
The peace spoken of here does not mean an absence of difficulty and
trouble, but is an inner peace which can only come through Jesus Christ. It is a peace we can have in our hearts in
spite of the circumstances we find ourselves in. This peace is the result of knowing our sin
has been forgiven and we will have eternal life with Him. This comes from knowing that we stand in the
presence of God with a righteousness He can accept and, only He can give
through His son.
Oh, what love, grace, and mercy the heavenly Father has
poured out through His Son upon those who believe.
You
can have victory in Jesus! More will
follow.
Lowell Parrish
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