Biblical Explanation of The Doctrine of Justification ‘Romans 3:24’

Biblical Explanation of The Doctrine of Justification ‘Romans 3:24’

by | Jan 23, 2020 | Bible Questions, Daily Encouragement, Doctrine | 0 comments

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The Doctrine of Justification

 

Romans 3:24

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

 

Romans 3:28

‘Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. ‘

 

“Justification” is the judicial act by which the Sovereign All-Mighty Holy and Righteous God declares a person “Justified” (Just As They Have Never Sinned) the moment He sees a sinner believe by faith alone in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).

 

In God’s Eyes…

It is “Just-As-You-Never-Sinned”

 

God “JUSTIFIES” a person based on their faith alone in the gospel. Nothing else because we don’t deserve it. We don’t deserve anything. In Galatians 2:16, the apostle Paul writes that no one is Justified by works but through faith alone in the finished work of the cross.

Galatians 2:16

yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

To repeat…

Justification is that judicial act of God, whereby He declares a person, any person, no matter what they may have done in their past, no matter how many sins they committed, no matter how small or how great those sins may be, no matter what sins they commit in the future; they ARE ‘JUSTIFIED’, “Just as if they have never sinned”. And have peace with God.

Romans 5:1

‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:’

Absolutely mind boggling.

 

Justification is Immediate

The very instant a person believes the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4) God imputes Christ’s righteousness to that person’s account paying for our sin debt in full. 2 Corinthians 5:21, best explains this process and is the heart of the gospel…

 

‘For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.’

 

II Corinthians 5:21

 

In other words, all the horrible and unimaginable suffering that Christ endured during His earthly ministry (before the cross); being mocked, ridiculed, spit on, beaten, whipped, rejected by His own people (Jews); then the suffering pain and agony of the cross. None of it did He deserve because Christ was sinless but He went willingly and was silent; to shed His blood and die on the cross, then was buried, and rose from the dead three days later…never to die again victorious of over ALL.

Christ did it all to pay a debt we could never pay, while we were yet living in sin, enemies of God and completely undeserving of anything from the Sovereign, All-Mighty, Creator God. But because of God’s great love and mercy God opened the windows of heaven and poured out His grace onto ALL mankind.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 

Ephesians 2:4-6

 

The Doctrine of Justification is a Biblical truth that must be studied by all believers because it is for all of us not just the highly educated or seminary grad. All believers can know and understand what it really means to be justified by a Holy God. As we study this tremendous Biblical truth of Justification it will help to build and strengthen your faith.

 

 

I hope that this post has helped in anyway to better understand the Doctrine of Justification. This post is in no way an in debt study on the subject of Justification but I hope it maybe a jumping off point for you to dig into the Doctrine of Justification.

If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to leave them below.

 

 

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What Will Be the Basis for God Judging Lost Humanity at the Great White Throne?

What Will Be the Basis for God Judging Lost Humanity at the Great White Throne?

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Bible Questions | 0 comments

Question?

 What will be the basis for God judging lost humanity at the Great White Throne?

Answer.

The gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4;

Romans 2:16

‘in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.’

Romans 2:16 is definitive, there is no question, no way to wiggle out or twist this passage to make it mean anything else than what the normal or literal reading of the verse clearly states.
That all of lost humanity from the time of Cain will be judged by the gospel the ascended Lord Jesus Christ revealed to Paul. 

 

Let’s examine the passage.

Romans 2:16a

In the day…

What day is the apostle Paul is writing about? The Great White Throne Judgement written about in the book of Revelation chapter 20:11-15.

Romans 2:16b

…when God will judge…

God the Son, Jesus Christ, will be the One to Judge at the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11-13)

It was God the Son, Who created everything, it was God the Son that holds everything together, it was God the Son, Jesus Christ that shed His blood at the cross for the sin of mankind, was buried and rose from the dead three days later. Only Christ is worthy to open the seals on the scroll to past judgment on Christ rejecting mankind during Jacob’s trouble, and it will be God the Son, Jesus Christ, the King of kings judging lost humanity at the Great White Throne.

Romans 2:16c

…the secrets of men…

Jesus Christ will judge the very thoughts of evil mankind (Psalms 139:1-4; Hebrews 4:12)

Romans 2:16d

…by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Not a gospel by Paul but the gospel that was revealed to Paul alone by the ascended Lord in Glory (Galatians 1:11,12; Acts 20:24; Ephesians 3:7; 2 Timothy 2:8) eleven years AFTER Pentecost. The gospel by which God the Son, took on flesh, died on the cross, shed His blood, was buried and rose from the dead three days later fulfilling all the demands of a Holy God.

So that now, ALL MANKIND both Jew and Gentile have access to Israel’s God apart from the Mosaic law and temple worship. Where the basis of salvation is by faith alone in the gospel of grace (Romans 10:8,9; Ephesians 2:8,9) .

 

It is the finished work of the cross that is the basis for judgment at the Great White Throne. The apostle Paul refers to “my gospel” again in Romans 16:25. 

Romans 16:25

‘Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began’

The “my gospel” that the apostle Paul refers to by which all of lost humanity will be judged is best delineated in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.

‘Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,’

 

Scripture is clear that when that day comes when lost humanity is judged by Jesus Christ, it will be the finished work of the cross, the gospel of grace by which God the Son, will judge the very thoughts (secrets) of those standing before Him at the Great White Throne.

 

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Are Christians Today a Covenant People?

Are Christians Today a Covenant People?

by | Sep 5, 2019 | Bible Questions | 0 comments

The Question: Are Christians Today Covenant People?

 

Answer:

No. The Bible is explicit, God made His covenant(s) with Israel (Genesis 12:1-3; 15:17-18;Deuteronomy 29:12-13;32:8,9). Christians today are under grace.

From the time that God called Abraham around 2000 B.C., and throughout the entire Old Testament, the four gospels and into the early chapters of the book of Acts there is no message of salvation revealed to the Gentile world.

Biblical Fact: As a matter of Biblical fact in the 2000 years from the call of Abraham and the Cross there were only 9 Gentiles saved. 

But now, on this side of the cross and because of what He did on our behalf by dying on the cross for our sins, being buried and raised from the dead three days later; ALL mankind, Jew or Gentile has access to God (Ephesians 2:13;Galatians 3:26,28). Today, we are not under the law but grace (Romans 6:14).

In Ephesians 2:11,12, the apostle Paul makes it so clear that prior to the revelation of “mystery” or the secret of the gospel of grace the Gentile world was without Christ, had no part in the covenants God made with Israel and were without hope. It just doesn’t get any plainer than that!

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands,

Ephesians 2:11

 

that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:12

Again, the apostle Paul makes it clear to the Gentile congregation in Colosse (and for us today) they (as Gentiles) were alienated or cut-off from God but now, (not before these new revelations given to Paul) they (Gentiles) are no longer without access to Israel’s God and have been reconciled back to God through the shed blood of His dear Son.

‘For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— ‘

 

 

Colossians 1:19-22

 

Gentiles Always on God’s Mind

The Old Testament prophets revealed that God promised Gentiles would be blessed by Israel (Isaiah 11:10, 42:1, 6, 49:6, 22, 60:3, 5, 11, 62:2; Zechariah 8:22-23). The prophetic revelation was clear, Gentile blessing required every Jew had to repent and accept Jesus as the Messiah (Matthew 16:16,17; Acts 2.14, 22, 36-39). There was no second option revealed, the prophecy was always the King and the kingdom (Genesis 12:1-3;2 Samuel 7:12-16; Luke 1:67-75;Zechariah 14:9) and it relied on the nation of Israel as a whole believing that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God. There was no provision to bless the Gentile nations with a disobedient and unbelieving nation of Israel. But God way’s are unsearchable. God delights in mercy and had an unrevealed plan in which He could bless Gentiles. Read on…

 

Predetermined Plan of Redemption

God in His foreknowledge (Romans 11:2) knew His chosen people would be disobedient and in unbelief so He does some thing new and amazing. God wasn’t caught off guard by Israel’s disobedience and unbelief not at all, these new revelations were all part of God’s amazing plan of redemption for mankind, that Triune Godhead predetermined before time began (Acts 2:23). That now (40 AD) because of the nation of Israel’s disobedience God would temporarily blind  His chosen people (Romans 11:25) and open the flood gates of heaven pouring out His grace upon all mankind.

That salvation was available to Jew or Gentile by faith alone in the gospel apart from the Mosaic law and Temple worship. Unheard of for 2000 years! How amazing is God, beyond our comprehension.

‘Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!’

Romans 11:33

 

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Why Did Jesus Christ Command His Disciples Not to Preach to the Gentiles and Samaritans? Matthew 10:5-7

Why Did Jesus Christ Command His Disciples Not to Preach to the Gentiles and Samaritans? Matthew 10:5-7

by | Jul 19, 2019 | Bible Questions | 0 comments

Question:

Why did Jesus Christ command His twelve disciples not to preach the gospel of the kingdom to Gentiles or to the half-breed Jew and Gentile Samaritans?

Answer:

The answer is a very simple one and it isn’t that Jesus didn’t mean what He said like one popular Pastor/Theologian records in his best selling study Bible. Or one of the many mainline denominational “we have to make this fit our theology” explanations!

The Biblical answer is Jesus was on the scene fulfilling the promises He made to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3), Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, and David (2 Samuel 7:8-16). God the Son was among His covenant people “the Jews” and those covenants God made with Israel had NOTHING to do with the Gentile world (Ephesians 2:11,12).

Important side note: During Christ three year earthly ministry, the Mosaic Law and Temple Worship are still in operation. The Law God commanded (Exodus 19 & 20) Moses to take down to the nation of Israel thousands of years in the past was 100% valid throughout all of Christ earthly ministry. The Gentile world had absolutely nothing to do with the Mosaic Law or Temple worship, never! The Mosaic Law and Temple worship did not end until the risen Lord tells Paul that mankind is no longer under the Law but under grace almost 14 years after Christ began His earthly ministry (Romans 6:14; Romans 3:22).

So, again the answer is; Jesus could command His disciples “not to go to the Gentiles or Samaritans” because the King and the kingdom was promised to Israel not the Gentile world. Jesus was keeping His covenant promises to His chosen people.

The Bible is always the best interpreter of itself, a clear Holy Spirit inspired answer is in what the apostle Paul writes to a Gentile congregation of believers in Rome reminding them;

‘Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision (Who were the circumcision? THE JEWS) for the truth of God (as part of his eternal purposes), to (What?) confirm (or fulfill) the promises made unto the fathers; (now really folks do we need to be theologians to know who the fathers are? Of course not, these promises were made to The patriarchs of the nation of Israel Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, and David and the promise was that one day God the Son, Israel’s Messiah, would be their King, He would crush Israel’s enemies and rule Israel from David’s throne in Jerusalem.)

Romans 15:8

All covenant blessings to both Jew and Gentiles was “the Christ”. The great message of hope throughout the Old Testament was the coming of the Messiah and His kingdom (Zechariah 14:9). Not the body of Christ, because it was hidden in God until Paul. (Colossians 1:24-27; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14) It is not until God calls Saul (Acts 9:15,16; Romans 15:15,16) who we know now as the apostle Paul that the Gentile world would have a message of salvation.

To get a snap shot of Jewish theology in general I would encourage you to read Luke 1-2. The testimonies of Zechariah, the priest, Mary, the mother of Jesus, Simeon, the righteous Jew, and Anna, the prophetess provide great insight into what godly Jews understood about God’s plan.

God always had salvation for the Gentile world in mind but any and all divine blessing was to come through and by the nation of Israel. The entire Old Testament speaks of this, many prophetic verses revealed God’s plan for blessing Gentiles through Israel and the Messiah (Isaiah 2:4, 11:10, 42:1-7, 49:5-7, 60:1-3 cf. Luke 2:25-32; Isaiah 61:4-7, 62:1-5; Jeremiah 3:15-18; Zechariah 8:20-23).

Israel’s rejection of their promised “Messiah” and the eventual crucifixion of Jesus by the Romans and Jewish leadership (Psalms 2) created a massive theological dilemma. How could God fulfill all His promises, bless Israel and intern bless the Gentile nations when Israel killed their own promised King?

Tough question simple answer. God’s Word is Amazing, Perfect and Precise. 

 

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What Happen to the Jerusalem Church “Assembly” or ekklēsia after 70 AD?

What Happen to the Jerusalem Church “Assembly” or ekklēsia after 70 AD?

by | Jun 1, 2019 | Bible Questions | 0 comments

For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 11:25

I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness!’

 

Romans 11:11-12

 

 

The Question: What Happen to the Jerusalem Church “Assembly” or ekklēsia after 70 AD?

 

Let’s Qualify “the Jerusalem Church or ekklēsia”; Members of the Jerusalem or Jewish Church were those Jews that believed Jesus was the Christ (the Messiah) the Son of God and kept the Mosaic Law. Best example is Peter himself who gave his profession of faith in Matthew 16:16.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 16:13-17

 

Answer:

After Titus’ army’s destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple, the Jews were killed off, dispersed, or enslaved. The famous Jewish historian Josephus wrote and estimated that 1.1 million Jews died in the war. After 70 AD, the Jewish believers in Judea just faded off the scene.

Jewish believers outside the nation more than likely carried on for a while but eventually died out. The nation of Isreal is being judicially blinded by God (Romans 11.25). Jews that do find salvation do so through Paul’s gospel (1 Corinthians 15:4)  There is no longer Jew and Gentiles (Romans 3:21-23) we are all equal and all members of one Church, which is His Body, the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 10.32).

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I Believe the Gospel Does that mean all my sins; past, present and future are forgiven?

I Believe the Gospel Does that mean all my sins; past, present and future are forgiven?

by | May 21, 2019 | Bible Questions | 0 comments

Forgiveness is Something We Already Have

 

Question?
I believe the gospel. Does that mean all my sins; past, present and future are forgiven?

Answer:
Yes. To help clarify this answer let’s take a look at a few passages.

Hebrews 10:12; Colossians 1:13; Colossians 2:13; Colossians 3:13; Romans 6:6,7

Believers Identify with Christ

Paul wrote in Colossians 1:13-14 ‘He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.’ So, as believers, forgiveness is something we ALREADY HAVE.

Next, Paul writes in Colossians 2:12, that believers are ‘buried with Him (Christ) in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.’ Paul continues in Colossians 2:13, ‘And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.

Similarly, Paul writes in Romans 6:6, ‘knowing this, that our old man (our sin nature) was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

Our sin nature is nailed to the cross along with ALL our sins; past, present and future. In the next verse, Romans 6:7, Paul makes it clear that only those who identify (or believe the gospel) with Christ death “are” freed from sin, ALL SIN. ‘For he (the believer) who has died has been freed from sin.’

Because of our faith in the gospel, we identify with Christ and He forgave us of all our sins…and because He lives we live with Him.

Bible Study Tip

When reading a passage in the Bible it is always important to be aware of the grammar in context. When it comes to salvation passages the grammar is always “Past Perfect Tense”; had, has, have been. The PAST PERFECT TENSE indicates that an action was completed (finished or “perfected”) at some point in the past before something else happened.

Christ Died for All Mankind’s Sin, Once

In Hebrews 10:12, Paul makes it clear that Christ died once for all the sin in the world. ‘But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,’

The cross was a one-time event. The sin dilemma was dealt with at the cross. All of mankind’s sin was forgiven because of the work of the cross. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Today, Christ sits at the right hand of the Father. (Psalms 110:1) Christ doesn’t jump down to earth, hop back on His cross repeating the process every time someone believes the gospel. No way! Christ work is done!

Mankind’s salvation is based on that one-time event and whether or not they believe it (choice), “the gospel”. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)

Forgiving One Another

The content and context of the passages covered clearly demonstrate that all who believe the gospel are forgiven of all their sins; past, present, and future. The fact that we have been forgiven of all our sins is established in other verses that encourage us to forgive others.

For example, in Colossians 3:13, Paul writes that we should be, ‘bearing with one another, and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.’

Also in Ephesians 4:32, “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Being in Christ, we died with Him, buried with Him, have risen from the dead with Him, and have been forgiven of all our sins.

Conclusion

God’s Word is definitive on the matter of forgiveness of sins. The moment a person believes the gospel all their sins; past, present, and future are forgiven.

 

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