The Justification of Life
Dearly beloved of God, God gave His Son Jesus Christ the authority to execute all judgment.
When Israel was expecting the Day of the Lord, and judgment, God revealed the Administration of the Grace of God, which had previously been a mystery hidden in God.
God set the terms of judgment, and He determined that the justice of God would be by the believing of Jesus Christ unto all people.
He determined that all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth to be a propitiation through the right way of believing in Christ’s blood, to declare His justice for the remission of sins that are past, through God’s forbearance: to declare at this time God’s justice so that He might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus. (See Romans 3:21-26)
God raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification. (See Romans 4:24 and 25)
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by the right way of believing into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (See Romans 5:1 and 2)
God showed His love toward us, in that, while we were yet dead in sin Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (See Romans 5:8-10)
The judgment was by one [Adam] to condemnation, but the free gift is from many offenses unto justification. In Christ the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. (See Romans 5:16 and 18)
We were crucified with Christ as surely as if our cross was planted next to his. We died with him, and were buried in his death. He that has died has been justified from the sin and the condemnation that Adam brought upon mankind. (See Romans 6:2-7)
Our justification is the basis for there being no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. There is not a sentence pronounced against us; not now, not ever. We will never again come into condemnation. God justified us in Christ Jesus. (See Romans 8:1 and John 5:24; Romans 8:30)
Who shall lay any legal charges to the charge of God’s elect? God that justified us? No! (See Romans 8:33)
Who is he that condemns us? Christ the justifier? No! He that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us does not condemn us. (See Romans 8:34)
God made Jesus Christ sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him! (See II Corinthians 5;21)
God’s standard for justice was accomplished in Jesus Christ by his death and resurrection from the dead. God freely gives us all things with His beloved Son. (See Romans 8:28-32)
In Christ we are righteous, and there is no more condemnation to us. In Christ, we are holy and without blame before the Father. He accepted us in His beloved Son. God made Christ wisdom unto us, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. In Christ we are saved from wrath. In him we will obtain salvation.
Thank God for His magnificent grace to us in Christ Jesus! When He could have pronounced us guilty (because we were), and brought judgment upon us, instead He showed us mercy and grace in Christ. He justified us from the condemnation of sin, and gave us eternal life instead of death.
Rejoice, and thank God for His great mercy and grace to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. He freely justified us, and we will never again come unto condemnation. We have the justification of life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Oh, rejoice!