JUSTIFIED FREELY BY HIS GRACEThursday, November 26th 2020

Rhapsody Of Realities

JUSTIFIED  FREELY  BY  HIS  GRACE

Thursday, November 26th 2020

Pastor Chris

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24).

In John  15:25,  Jesus  said,  “But  this  cometh  to  pass,  that the  word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their  law, They  hated  me  without  a  cause.  ”  The  expression,  “without  a cause”  is  “dōrean”  (Greek),  meaning  freely,  needlessly,  for  nothing, or  in  vain.  In  other  words,  Jesus  did  nothing  wrong  to  warrant  their hatred.  Even  though  His  expression  of  love  towards  them  was unparralled, they hated Him still.

But  then,  as  indicated  in  our  opening  scripture,  God,  in  His infinite  love,  decided  to  respond  in  line  with  His  own  character  by justifying  man  freely  by  His  grace.  The  word,  “freely”  is  the  same Greek  word,  “dōrean.”  He’s  letting  us  know  that  just  as  Jesus  didn’t do  anything  to  deserve  the  world’s  hatred,  you  didn’t  have  to  do anything to be justified by God.

To  be  justified  is  to  be  declared  not  guilty;  it’s  to  be  acquitted, declared  righteous.  Hallelujah!  And  it  happened  without  you  having to  do  anything  to  qualify  for  it;  it  was  without  a  cause,  but  by  the  faith of  Jesus  Christ:  “Therefore  being  justified  by  faith...”  (Romans 5:1).

It’s  not  about  your  works  or  self-righteous  acts.  The  Bible  says, ”For  by  grace  are  ye  saved  through  faith;  and  that  not  of yourselves:  it  is  the  gift  of  God:  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man should  boast”  (Ephesians  2:8-9).  Oh,  how  glorious  to  know  that  all that’s  necessary  is  to  submit  to  God’s  righteousness!  Now,  you  can reign  in  life:  “For  if  by  one  man’s  offence  death  reigned  by  one; much  more  they  which  receive  abundance  of  grace  and  of  the gift  of  righteousness  shall  reign  in  life  by  one,  Jesus  Christ)” (Romans 5:17). Blessed be God!

CONFESSION

I’ve  been  justified  freely  by  His  grace!  And  not  only  am  I justified  to  walk  before  God,  I’m  a  new  creation!  I  have  no  sense of  defeat  or  consciousness  of  poverty,  sickness,  disease,  sin and  anything  associated  with  the  devil.  Christ  is  my righteousness,  my  sanctification,  my  redemption.  Glory  to  God!

FURTHER STUDY

Romans 3:24-28 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

1 Peter 5  &  Ezekiel 35-36

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Revelation 2:1-12  &  Hosea 5-6

Good morning.

God bless you.