A Praise-Worthy Truth

“By the deeds of the law...
no flesh...
will be justified in His sight,
for by the law is...
the knowledge of sin.

But now the righteousness of God...
apart from the law is revealed,
being witnessed by...
The Law and the Prophets,
even the righteousness of God,
through faith...
in Jesus Christ,
to all and on all who believe.

For there is no difference;
for all have sinned...
and fall short of the glory of God,
being justified freely by His grace...
through the redemption...
that is in Christ Jesus,
whom God set forth...
as a propitiation by His blood,
through faith,
to demonstrate His righteousness,
because in His forbearance God...
had passed over the sins...
that were previously committed,
to demonstrate at the present time...
His righteousness,
that He might be just
and the justifier...
of the one who has faith...
In Jesus.” [1]

The Law was given by God to help us understand what sin is. [2] The Law was never meant to free us from our slavery to sin. It was meant to help us realize that sin is our master and that we need God to forgive the sins we have committed and to deliver us from the power of sin over us.

Forgiveness and deliverance is by faith in Jesus Christ God’s Son. He is our Redeemer - the one who paid the price to free us from our master, namely, sin. He is our propitiation - the one who covered our past and future sins with His blood. He is our Justifier - the one who grants us an innocent verdict before a holy God. In other words, everything that we needed to be in a right relationship with God was accomplished by our Lord Jesus Christ. Our faith is receptivity. It receives Christ and all He done for us to make us right and acceptable by God.

Praise the Lord!

This is a truth that we should take time to meditate on, give thanks for and share with others every day.

[1] Romans 3:20-26 

[2] Romans 3:20