Justification

Righteousness is Impossible (Romans 1:18-3:20)

Righteousness matters because God says it does

wrath of God on unrighteousness

Doers of law rewarded

Infinite punishment/reward because of infinite God

God’s standard is perfection

Break one, you broke em all

Its about the heart

ALL have fallen short

There is no way for us to stand

By works of the law, no one will be justified

Righteousness is impossible to obtain

We have no case, we must plead guilty

Jesus is the Impossible Possibility

Righteousness of God made known

It is separate from the law

although the law pointed to it

law as a guardian to show us our faults and our need

It is only obtainable through Jesus

his passive obedience

his active obedience

his death and resurrection

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Jesus IS our righteousness

It isnt that righteousness doesn’t matter anymore

Clothed in righteousness at trial

We ARE righteous now.

Because of Jesus, we get to reap benefits of righteousness

No condemnation, no guilty conscience

Hope for the future

Ability to love and obey rightly

We ought to live out our justification

That judge came into sibleys one day, and you better believe he got the best service in the building that night. Why? Was he going to declare me “more innocent?” Was he going to take away that ruling? No, he couldn’t aymore, I was already declared innocent. So why then? Because he did me a great favor, and the only right thing in response is to show thanks to him.