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Introduction
Jesus Christ Is The Justification Of Sinners
I know I said I would do that, but…
I did agree to do that, however…
I meant to, but, you see, I…
I know I shouldn’t, but…
For some reason this is what the word “justification” always brings to my mind.
Making up an excuse.
When we do something wrong, we have a tendency to justify ourselves.
We justify our actions, saying something to make others believe that whatever we did or didn’t do was the right thing.
But that is not the way this word is used in Scripture.
When Christ justifies us, He isn’t making up excuses for what we have done.
He declares that we are righteous.
When He does this, it presents a problem.
The problem is that for a perfectly righteous, holy, and just God to declare sinners righteous, something must be done about their sin.
This is where Jesus Christ comes in.
Though we have no righteousness of our own, when we place our faith in Christ His righteousness is credited to our account.
Through this process we are justified.
Our passage this morning details for us three realities about justification.
Understanding justification brings the security and determination necessary to live for Christ.
Living for Christ is where fulfillment and purpose are found.
The first reality we learn about justification is that we are…
1. Justified By Faith v. 16
Justified – δικαιόω (dikaioō) justify; declare righteous.
To be or become judicially vindicated as having complied with the requirements of the law (of God).
Justified – δικαιόω (dikaioō)
This word is used by Paul to describe how God judges and declares men who put their faith in Christ to be righteous and acceptable to Him and therefore fit to receive the pardon of their sins and eternal life.
This word is used by Paul to describe how God judges and declares men who put their faith in Christ to be righteous and acceptable to Him and therefore fit to receive the pardon of their sins and eternal life.
Justification presents God’s justice and His mercy.
To simply forgive is mercy without justice.
But To forgive on the basis of Christ’s substitutionary sacrifice, that is justice and mercy.
It isn’t simply forgiveness of past wrongs, it also blots them out!
Dr. Roy Gustafson told the following story to illustrate justification.
“There was a man in England who put his Rolls-Royce on a boat and went across to the continent to go on a holiday.
While he was driving around Europe, something happened to the motor of his car.
He cabled the Rolls-Royce people back in England and asked, ‘I’m having trouble with my car; what do you suggest I do?’
Well, the Rolls-Royce people flew a mechanic over!
The mechanic repaired the car and flew back to England and left the man to continue his holiday.
As you can imagine, the fellow was wondering, ‘How much is this going to cost me?’
So when he got back to England, he wrote the people a letter and asked how much he owed them.
He received a letter from the office that read: ‘Dear Sir: There is no record anywhere in our files that anything ever went wrong with a Rolls-Royce.’”
That is justification!
We are declared righteous based on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and our sins are completely blotted out!
They are gone!
That is what it means to be justified by Jesus Christ!
Look carefully at what Paul writes here.
The first word is “knowing.”
This is not something unclear.
It is not something ambiguous or uncertain.
Scripture states with absolute clarity that we are not justified by works.
This is something we can be confident in.
explains why
explains why our works cannot justify us (S).
Our righteousness, our attempts at good works are like filthy rags.
If works cannot justify us, what can?
Faith in Jesus Christ!
We believe in Christ Jesus and we are justified by our faith in Christ.
This is the incredible nature of the gospel.
We do nothing.
Christ did everything.
The law given to Moses by God is the ultimate standard.
Yet here Paul declares that keeping the law cannot save you.
Why not?
In Paul declares that the law simply serves to expose our sin.
We cannot keep it perfectly therefore, keeping the law cannot save us.
What is it that we must believe about Christ in order to be saved?
Is just belief in His existence enough?
No.
spell out what we must believe (S).
This is the gospel message.
This is what we must believe in order to be saved.
We are justified by faith in Christ apart from any works of our own.
Paul is writing the Galatians to remind them that nothing they do brings justification.
It is all about what Christ did on the Cross.
All we do is believe!
Paul makes the statement that apart from faith in Christ “no flesh” can be justified.
Absolutely no one will be declared righteous unless they place their faith and trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross!
Turn to (p. 1296).
God is righteous in justifying us because the basis of our justification is Jesus, not our works.
(p.
1296)
Faith in Christ alone brings justification.
We are justified by faith.
Sing with me…
#406 “My Hope Is In The Lord” (vv.
1-2)
Once justified we are set free from sin.
However, that doesn’t mean our sin nature is eradicated.
The second reality we learn about justification is that we are…
2. Justified To Choose vv.
17-19
READ v. 17
Some would reply to Paul that there is a problem with believing we are justified by faith.
If our works don’t save us it means that we may still sin.
If we are declared righteous, but still sin, does that mean God approves of our sin?
Is He giving license to sin?
Paul categorically and unequivocally denies this accusation.
Some would reply to Paul that to believe in total justification by faith alone gives license to sin!
It would mean God allows us to sin.
to believe in total justification by faith alone gives license to sin!
It would mean God allows us to sin.
There is absolutely no way God condones sin.
How do we know?
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