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Intro:
Last week we wrapped up our study on the life of Abraham.
We saw clearly that Abraham was saved by grace through faith.
marks a change in focus.
nd over 20 times in
the word Faith is found 31 times and then from chapters 5-8 it is only seen 3 times.
The word that will be focused on here in the following chapters is the word life.
This word is found only a couple of times in the first 4 chapters but it is found over 20 times in
The opposite of this word, DEATH isn’t found at all in the first 4 chapters but it is found over 40 times in 5-8.
The word sin is also found a lot more in these chapters.
Paul’s shift will be seen over the next few weeks as we go through chapters 5-8.
He is going to use this chapter (what we call chapter) to explain the last word of , Justification!
Paul is going to assure us of the meaning of Justification and also show us how we can know that we have it.
Paul is going to show us what we receive because of the justification that we now have.
We will see what it is like to truly live like a King since we are now justified.
Justification is God’s declaration that the sinner that believes is righteous in Christ.
Righteousness that is put into our account.
(imputation)
The beautiful thing is that this justification never changes.
Following are the blessings of this justification.
I.
We have Peace
“Peace with God.”
There is more relief in those three words than any other.
More than the words “You are cured” to a cancer patient.
More than “You are free” to a death row inmate.
There was a time when we were enemies but now in Christ we have peace WITH God.
This peace means that our problem with sin has been settled by the blood of Christ.
God is our Father not our Judge.
The opposite of Justification is Condemnation.
Condemnation means that God declares us sinners, this isn’t just a declaration of who we are but it is a declaration of war against him.
Being Justified is God declaring peace that is made possible through Christ.
The law can no longer declare war on you if you are justified.
gives us a good picture of what was going to happen through Jesus.
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We have Access
Before our salvation we stood in Adam and were condemned but now in Christ we stand in perfection before God.
We can now enter his presence.
The Jew was kept from God’s presence by the veil in the temple.
Slide of Veil in the temple.
The Gentile was kept out by a wall in the temple with a warning no it that any Gentile who went beyond would be killed.
Slide of Gentile wall
When Jesus died he tore the veil.
Not only did he do that but he also broke down the wall.
Now, believing Jews and Gentiles have access to God.
To understand this we must go back to the book of Genesis and read of Adam and Eve and how God drove them out of the Garden of Eden.
Man was no longer to have immediate access into the Presence of God.
God promised to be in the midst of his people in the Tabernacle.
Even then, however, it was only the High Priest who could enter God’s immediate presence and then only once a year on the Day of Atonement;
He had to go through complex rituals of purification and cleansing before he dared enter the Holy of Holies.
People could draw near to God, but no one was allowed direct access into his presence, except the High Priest under these specific circumstances.
A massive curtain of several folds and layers, which was far more difficult to destroy than a huge wooden door, kept people out of the Holy of Holies.
This veil was a reminder to the people that God was inaccessible.
The veil hung there until the hour of the death of Christ, when it was torn in two as if a giant hand had reached down from heaven and ripped it like tissue paper.
Because the barrier between God and man was removed.
The sin of man was now atoned for, and those who are justified are now able to come into the presence of God.
They have access by his grace of justification.
When I believe in Jesus, his righteousness is imputed to me and I have access to God.
It is a grace in which I stand.
I have been elevated to a position of privilege, to stand in the presence of God by grace.
We now stand in Grace and not in the Law.
The word access here means entrance to the king through the favor of another.
I know of no other image that would explain that better than this one.
John F. Kennedy’s son had access to somewhere he didn’t even belong because of who his father was.
We would enter in awe of being in the oval office and his son just thinks he belongs there because of who his dad is.
Slide of Kennedy.
It is an amazing thing to have acceptance, to know that the war is over and that God no longer sees us with disfavor and wrath.
But even more powerful is the fact that we now have access.
All those who have taken the pierced hand of the King’s Son have access!!!!
What an amazing truth!
III.
We have Hope
The last part of this verse literally means to be rejoicing (boasting) in our hope of the glory of God.
Peace with God from takes care of the past, because he will no longer hold our sins against us.
Access to God takes care of the present, we can come to him at any time for the help we need.
Hope of the glory of God takes care of our future that we will share one day with him in glory.
Notice that word Hope.
That is a really big word.
Without it we feel we have no reason to live at all.
That is precisely what is said about those that do not know Christ.
Having no hope, those three words have to be some of the saddest words you can find and it describes life without Christ well.
If you ever talk to sick people you will understand how much that little word hope really means.
At first they HOPE nothing is wrong.
Then they HOPE it is not serious.
Then they HOPE something can be done.
And then they are told that there is no hope.
Those are heavy words.
I heard them not long ago about my grandmother and have heard them about people where we have ministered time and time again.
Our hope isn’t centered on any of those things.
Our hope is centered on Christ alone and even death cannot change our hope.
We cannot boast in good works as if it brings salvation.
but we can boast in the wonderful salvation that God has given us.
We boast in his righteousness and his glory!
Paul will elaborate this point even more in
IV.
We have Confidence
We have a confidence that is day to day.
Justification is no escape from the trials of life.
In the good times and in the bad ones.
We glory in tribulations as well.
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