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NASB | Romans 3:26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:26 It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior]. |
Subject: Who are the just? What is Faith? |
Bible Note: Hi CSM, Yes, you are correct that Rom. 3:26 is referring to God. The point I was making is that we are now just (justified) before God on the basis of faith because of Christs' all sufficiency! C.H. Spurgeon preaching on Rom. 5:1 said this: "“Being justified.” The text tells us that every believing man is at the present moment perfectly justified before God. You know what Adam was in naked innocence in Paradise. Such is every believer. Ay, and more than that. Adam could talk with God because he was pure from sin, and we also have access with boldness unto God our Father because, through Jesus’ blood, we are clean. Now, I do not say that this is the privilege of a few eminent saints, but here I look around these pews and see my brethren and sisters scores and hundreds of them — all of whom are to-night just before God — perfectly so; completely so; so just that they never can be otherwise than just; so just that even in heaven they will be no more acceptable to God than they are here tonight. That is the state into which faith brings a poor, lost, guilty, helpless, good-for-nothing sinner. The man may have been everything that was bad before he believed in Jesus, but as soon as he trusted Christ, the merits of Christ became his merits, and he stands before God as though he were perfect, “without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing,” through the righteousness of Christ. Note, however, as we have noticed the state of justification, the means whereby we reach it. “Being justified by faith.” The way of reaching this state of justification is not by tears, nor prayers, nor humblings, nor working, nor Bible-reading, nor church-going, nor chapel-going, nor sacraments, nor priestly absolution, but by faith, which faith is a simple and utter dependence and believing in the faithfulness of God, a dependence upon the promise of God, because it is God’s promise, and is worthy of 86 dependence. It is a reliance with all our might upon what God has said. This is faith, and every man who possesses this faith is perfectly justified to-night." Out of curiosity, might I ask you on what basis you state, "God is grace, Jesus is Faith which produces peace?" I ask because I haven't seen that specific distinction in scripture nor have I heard it used before in such a manner:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |