Romans 5:1-11 "The Benefits of Justification"

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Well, let’s continue in our study of Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Please open your Bibles to Romans 5. Romans 5:1-11 today.

In the chapters prior, Paul wrote to Christians in Rome sharing his eagerness to preach the gospel in Rome.

Not just to unbelievers, but to those Christians he was writing to.

In fact, this letter Paul wrote to the Romans… clearly presents the Gospel… and we been blessed… over the past several months… to be studying this work of the Holy Spirit.

As we come to Chapter 5 and look back… we can see that Paul established that…

No matter if you are an immoral person… a moral person… or a religious person… we all fall short of the glory of God…

And, God would be a just judge to condemn us, BUT he also justifies… He declares any sinner as ‘righteous’ who believes in Jesus Christ.

Because Jesus paid the price for sin on the cross… He sacrificed His life satisfying God’s wrath on sin… and put onto our account His righteousness.

Which is sometimes called “the Great Exchange.”

And, then in Chapter 4, a very important chapter though often overlooked… Paul shared illustrations of the lives of Abraham and David… who were justified apart from works… only by faith.

Certainly Jews in Paul’s day wrestled with this truth… and still people today cannot fathom how God can justify sinners apart from works.

But, as you read through Chapter 4… Paul makes it clear that righteousness is only by faith… NOT by keeping the law… which means not by works…

Because that’s impossible for any person besides Jesus Christ…

Justification is only by faith… according to grace… so that the promise of justification might be sure to all people.

Because justification would NOT be sure if it depended on our good works.

And, then we come to Chapter 5… which is a beautiful chapter.

… where… assuming that the reader is indeed a Christian

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Paul in chapter 5 builds on blessings he doesn’t just skip chapter 5 and jump right to the Christian life of sanctification. He tells us not only do we have the gift of justification, but there’s other guests to come along with it. Gifts gifts

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Paul in chapter 13 built up that no matter whether you are a immoral person, a moral person or a righteous religious person about people before God and then he shares the gospel and assuming that someone accepted the gospel now he shares the blessing of the Christian life in chapter 5

Let’s Pray!

In reverence for God’s word, please stand as I read our passage today!

Romans 5:1-11 “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. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 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.

6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.”

Praise God for His word, please be seated.

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Whether at work or school, or just out and about… walk up to someone randomly and begin a conversation with the word, “Therefore.”

“Therefore… it is a nice day today!”

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And be cautious of the temptation to put aside or to close one’s mind to familiarity if the passage is familiar to you, then it is not the blessing of always finding that new truth of that special truth with that thing that nugget that you’ve never heard before I’ve always do enjoy that, but also how much deeper can we go in a passage that we are already familiar with Never overlooked that discipline and fall into the trap saying the words I already know that God smiles deeply upon the individual who delights in his word wants to go deeper in it and with sincerity

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Paul starts chapter 5 with the word, therefore, and this is a word that you do not use at the beginning of a conversation. It’s a word that you look back upon a previous conversation and reflect upon it see what therefore is therefore, as the saying goes and if you don’t believe me, go try it out this week go up to somebody a friend or a stranger and I’m probably will go better with a friend though it may make that friendship, awkward Start a conversation with them just walk up to them and say therefore start a conversation that way it’s it’s awkward. It’s an awkward way to start a conversation. it’s inappropriate to use at the beginning of a sentence last year building on something from previous so try that out if you’ve got a story and how that went for you this week just let me know.

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We are formally at war with God, Damien sites multiple verses, but now we have peace with God. We had the surrender on his terms. He didn’t meet us halfway.

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There’s a difference between peace with God and the peace of God

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Rejoice not eeyore rejoicing in the reconciliation… nuinced from redemption

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12-33 gift and grace repeated

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Saves us from sin: Penalty power and presence but even further because it testifies of our reconciled relationship with God.

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We have access. Have you ever done God to tonight? Send a voicemail. God doesn’t deny us access.

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For a Jew or a Gentile, who tried to come to God through the temple, there was no access there were so many barriers blocking them. There was a wall blocking gentiles, and then the court of the women everything was keep out keep out.