Acts 13:38-39 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man [Jesus] is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified [declared righteous] from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. NOTE - I love this. From now on you need to train yourself to translate the word justified as declared righteous. That is the literal Greek translation. This will really help you when you read the book of Romans. You can remember it with this phonetic, literal breakdown: just-if-id never sinned! Thats the true meaning of biblical righteousness - to be in right standing with God.. 2 Corinthians 5:21 tells us plainly that as born-again believers we have become the righteousness of God in Christ. Because of the forgiveness of sins, through His shed blood, we are redeemed and declared righteous from ALL THINGS which we could not be declared righteous, apart from His redemptive work.This is our position in Christ and its more than just spiritual. The effects of this right-standing or righteousness pertain to the soul, the body and our life here on this earth.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:16:25 +0000
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