![]() ![]() In Verse 3 he says, "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings. In these first two verses Paul says there are three results when we have really believed in Jesus Christ for our justification, and we rejoice in these results. You will find it again in the very next verse. That little word rejoice is the key to this whole fifth chapter. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into his grace in which we stand. We can see this from the opening word of the chapter: "Therefore." Obviously, as a result of what he already has said, Paul is coming to certain conclusions: In Chapter 5 of Romans, the Apostle Paul is tracing the results of having been justified by faith. I hope we are facing facts as they really are in our lives. As long as we remain self-righteous, we don't have a chance. As we have seen, to be justified means to be given the gift of righteousness, the gift of loving acceptance before God. If you understand that you are ungodly to start with, then you can be justified - because we have a God who has found a way to justify the ungodly. There is no sweet little old lady, or strong virile man, or boy, or girl, who has lived a clean, moral life and who is able to stand in the presence of the demands of the Law and the love of God. As Paul has told us, "There is none righteous, no, not one," (Romans 3:10b KJV). As a result, no one is able to stand upon his own righteousness in the presence of God. Romans teaches us that as God sees and understands our hearts, he understands all that is there. Now, that includes us all, because we are all ungodly. God has found a way, through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, to justify the ungodly. It is about the good news, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul's letter to the Romans is a description of the power of God let loose among the ruin of men.
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