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02-03-2006, 10:08 AM
Quote:Righteousness Through Faith
21But now a righteousness from God,
Righteousness means being correct and acceptable to God. Not being made correct or such but being right.
Many confuse the result of being righteous with what makes one righteous.
Our righteousness comes from God.
Quote:apart from law,
All Law, Conscience, Mosaic and other, tells us what being right with God is. It does not make us righteous.
In fact Man fails to keep the Law so it condemns Man.
Quote:has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
The Law and Prophets told Man what God wanted, how Man could not do it on its own and how God would provide a way for Man to gain righteousness.
Quote:22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
Our righteousness comes through faith in what God did for us via Christ. Not from any Law keeping or being Jewish.
Quote:There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
We all fail to be righteous on our own. Jew or Gentile we are the same here.
Quote:24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
It has always been for everyone throughout time that being justified has been by repentance by faith in the grace of God.
Jews are not special here.
Quote:25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[9] through faith in his blood.
The Blood sacrifice of Christ was for all Man. Not the Jews only.
And all Man needs it equally.
Quote:He did this to demonstrate his justice,
God is just. He will not let anything just slip by without payment. Nor will he let anything done for him go unrewarded.
Quote:because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--
But while just he is also merciful.
So the OT saints who died in their sins retaining their sin natures in their spirits did not enter Hell. They entered Paradise which is off the Pit in the earth but not a place of suffering.
There they waited for Christ to make his sacrifice since they could not enter Heaven until payment for their sins was made.
Quote:26he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time,
These issues were not really understood in the OT. They simply had faith God would save them.
Christ's birth, death and resurrection demonstrated the lengths God would go to for his demand for justice to be fulfilled while operating in mercy toward us.
Quote:so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Just punishment was appointed for our sins and payment was made. But he had mercy on those who had faith in him via Christ.
Quote:27Where, then, is boasting?
What justification did the Jews have for boasting their Jewishness and possession of the Law? None.
Quote:It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.
Why no justification for boasting?
Because Law condemns but faith in God's mercy and sacrifice via Christ is what saves. Not legalisms and perceived superiority.
Quote:28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
Faith saves. Neither covenant or Law.
Quote:29Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
God created Man. He saved all people who loved him before there were Jews and Gentiles and while there are Jews and Gentiles.
Quote:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
The Law points to God and his justice. It shows how much we need to be made righteous through faith to be able to uphold the Law.
21But now a righteousness from God,
Righteousness means being correct and acceptable to God. Not being made correct or such but being right.
Many confuse the result of being righteous with what makes one righteous.
Our righteousness comes from God.
Quote:apart from law,
All Law, Conscience, Mosaic and other, tells us what being right with God is. It does not make us righteous.
In fact Man fails to keep the Law so it condemns Man.
Quote:has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
The Law and Prophets told Man what God wanted, how Man could not do it on its own and how God would provide a way for Man to gain righteousness.
Quote:22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
Our righteousness comes through faith in what God did for us via Christ. Not from any Law keeping or being Jewish.
Quote:There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
We all fail to be righteous on our own. Jew or Gentile we are the same here.
Quote:24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
It has always been for everyone throughout time that being justified has been by repentance by faith in the grace of God.
Jews are not special here.
Quote:25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[9] through faith in his blood.
The Blood sacrifice of Christ was for all Man. Not the Jews only.
And all Man needs it equally.
Quote:He did this to demonstrate his justice,
God is just. He will not let anything just slip by without payment. Nor will he let anything done for him go unrewarded.
Quote:because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--
But while just he is also merciful.
So the OT saints who died in their sins retaining their sin natures in their spirits did not enter Hell. They entered Paradise which is off the Pit in the earth but not a place of suffering.
There they waited for Christ to make his sacrifice since they could not enter Heaven until payment for their sins was made.
Quote:26he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time,
These issues were not really understood in the OT. They simply had faith God would save them.
Christ's birth, death and resurrection demonstrated the lengths God would go to for his demand for justice to be fulfilled while operating in mercy toward us.
Quote:so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Just punishment was appointed for our sins and payment was made. But he had mercy on those who had faith in him via Christ.
Quote:27Where, then, is boasting?
What justification did the Jews have for boasting their Jewishness and possession of the Law? None.
Quote:It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.
Why no justification for boasting?
Because Law condemns but faith in God's mercy and sacrifice via Christ is what saves. Not legalisms and perceived superiority.
Quote:28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
Faith saves. Neither covenant or Law.
Quote:29Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
God created Man. He saved all people who loved him before there were Jews and Gentiles and while there are Jews and Gentiles.
Quote:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
The Law points to God and his justice. It shows how much we need to be made righteous through faith to be able to uphold the Law.