Romans 10;Jesus paid for the sins of everyone, but only those people who accept the payment are made righteous. Anyone can refuse a gift, and people can refuse the free gift of salvation and righteousness that God has for them by refusing to have faith in Christ. When a person believes that Jesus is his living Lord, he gets both God’s gift of salvation and His gift of righteousness. Verse 23: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” This verse is short and honest. We have all sinned, and we all fall short of God’s standards. We will never become so good that we will earn righteousness by our works. No, it must be a gift from God. Verse 24: “And are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” This verse is loaded with important truths. Every Christian is “justified” in the sight of God. In the New Testament, the words “righteous” and “justified” come from the same Greek root word. Justification and righteousness are related concepts. “Justification” (dikaioo) is the legal process that leads to the state of being “righteous” (dikaios). A person is justified (found to be not guilty) inside the courtroom and then, after the trial, stands outside on the courthouse steps righteous (free of blame) in the sight of the law.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:03:17 +0000
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