God Is The Justifier

“By the deeds of the Law…

No flesh will be justified in His [God’s] sight,

For by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

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 [Christ’s] 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.

Where is boasting then?

It is excluded.

By what law?

Of works?

No, but by the law of faith.

Therefore, we conclude that a man is…

Justified by FAITH…

Apart from the deeds of the law.” [1]

Propitiation refers to the mercy-seat. [2] On the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) the high priest sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice on the “mercy-seat,” and so made propitiation or appeasement with God for the sin of all the people. Christ is called the “propitiation for our sins.” [3] Christ is “the propitiation,” because He atoned (covered) our sins with the sacrifice of His blood on the cross for us.

[1] Romans 3:20-28

[2] Romans 3:25

[3] 1 John 2:2