 Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Under the Old Testament, the only way to become righteous before God was to obey all His commandments. If you broke just one commandment you were considered unrighteous and you would come under God’s judgment. No one was considered righteous under the Old Testament because no one could keep the Law perfectly. All the people, before the cross, were considered the children of God’s wrath. Under the New Testament Jesus came to this earth to represent us to God and God to us. He lived a perfect life and completely obeyed all the Laws of Moses. He fulfilled the Law by obeying it perfectly. He was a perfect man which made Him a perfect sacrifice for our sins. He was an innocent man. On the cross, He traded places with us. He took our sin, our guilt, and our judgment for sin into His own body. He died on the cross for our sins. In exchange, He gave us His perfect righteousness, innocence, and abundant life. All who will believe the gospel God counts their faith as righteousness. Under the New Testament, we are considered the children of God’s mercy. It is impossible for you to earn your righteousness by your good works and obedience to God’s perfect laws. All who try fall short and fall under condemnation. All who will believe the gospel become righteousness because of their faith in Jesus finished work on the cross.
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 2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Romans 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous. The first Adam represented the human race. His disobedience to God caused sin to enter into the world and into the human race. Jesus was the last Adam, he also represents the human race. His obedience to go to the cross made everyone righteous before God. However, one must believe the gospel and accept Jesus into their heart for this righteousness to be imputed to them. Before the cross, the only way to be righteous before God was to obey the Law of Moses completely and perfectly. Because of the sin that ruled man’s heart, it was impossible for him to obey God’s perfect law of love. Therefore he broke God’s law, which left God with no choice but to judge him. All mankind were called the children of God’s wrath before Jesus came. Jesus who was the only righteous man before God traded place with sinful man on the cross. He took our sins and our judgment into His own body and in exchange gave us His perfect righteousness before God. He reconciled us to God. His blood washes us white as snow before God for our entire life. We are no longer unworthy sinners saved by grace but now we are the righteous sons of God. And if we are sons we are heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. God placed us in Christ and made us equal with Him. This is who you are as a Christian. If you are going to walk with God you must agree with Him. He made you righteous and holy in His sight. Therefore you must believe you are who God says you are. All who believe the gospel are now the children of God’s mercy. If you continue to see yourself as unworthy of God you are rejecting Jesus’ finished work on the cross and Satan is going to have you for lunch for your righteousness in Christ is your only defense against him.  You have been saved from God's wrath.
What does that mean? Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. John 5:24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. God’s wrath is His judgment for sin. Under the Old Testament, you were very blessed if you completely obeyed the laws of Moses. You were very cursed if you broke them. The blessings of the Law and the curses of the Law are recorded in Deuteronomy 28. The curse of the Law was God’s wrath or His judgment toward the one who broke His Law. Jesus came to this earth as the last Adam. He came to represent man to God. He fulfilled the Law of Moses by obeying it perfectly. He also fulfilled it by becoming our sacrificial Lamb. He took our place on the cross and bore our sins. All of God’s wrath and judgment for sin came into Jesus’ body and He bore our judgment. The entire Curse of the Law came into Jesus’ body. It broke His body. On the cross, God’s wrath and judgment for man’s sin were satisfied once and for all. Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the Law. He took our judgment and gave us His abundant life. The curse of the law (God’s wrath) has no legal right to be in the life of a Christian. However, if the devil can deceive you into permitting it he will certainly afflict you. As a Christian, you must put on the whole armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. God’s redemptive truth will empower you to defeat Satan every single time he comes to your life. God’s truth in your heart and in your mouth is faith and it is by faith that we overcome in this world.  What does that mean?
Romans 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin." God will not impute your sins against you because He imputed all your sins, for your entire lifetime, to Jesus. God placed the sins of the whole world on Jesus. Jesus was our substitute. He was our sacrificial Lamb. He took our place, as a sinner, on the cross and gave us His place as a righteous son. Jesus made one sacrifice that, once and for all, has put our sins out of God’s sight. Jesus took His own blood, by the Spirit of Holiness, into the tabernacle in Heaven that God made and not man. He placed His blood on the Mercy Seat in heaven. Now between God’s eyes and man’s sin is the blood of Jesus. Jesus’ blood, which speaks better things than that of Abel, forever, testifies to God that our sins have been paid for in full. Jesus purchased our forgiveness. Jesus died as our Substitute, our sacrificial Lamb but He resurrected as our High Priest and Mediator. He now stands between us and the Father. He represents us to the Father and the Father to us. God never sees us, nor does He see our sins. He sees Jesus who is standing between us and Him. Therefore since we have a perfect High Priest we can boldly go to our Heavenly Father and make our request to Him. It would be illegal for God to count a Christian’s sin against him. If He did that would mean that Jesus died in vain. Therefore there is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus. All Christians would are under condemnation do not understand what took place on the cross. All Christians who believe they are unworthy of God do not understand their redemption in Christ and they have made the cross of no effect in their lives.  What does that mean?
Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Adam sold out the human race to the devil. Sin entered man’s heart and Satan was given the dominion over man. When the Law of Moses came along, it strengthened Satan’s case against mankind. Satan used the Law of Moses to accuse man before God. God loved man so much He sent Jesus to this earth the pay the debt for man’s sin. Jesus was a perfect man. He was the only innocent man. He came to give His life for us. He traded His life for ours. He took our sin and gave us His righteousness. He purchased us from the curse of the law and Satan’s dominion. He paid the price for man’s sin and redeemed us back to God. All who will accept Jesus as Savior have been redeemed from sin, judgment, and Satan’s dominion. Now that we are free from sin, judgment, and the devil we must renew our minds to our redemption in Christ. God’s truth in our hearts is the only defense we have against Satan, who is still the god of this world. God’s redemptive truths empower us to an abundant life in the midst of a dark world. It empowers us to live as kings and priests unto our God on this earth. It empowers us to represent Jesus, as His ambassador, in all His power and glory.  What does that mean?
Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. When Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden sin entered into the world and into the heart of every man. All of mankind is now born with sin in our hearts. This sin separates us from God. This sin nature in our heart will not allow us to obey God’s perfect laws of love. Therefore we break His laws and are under His judgment and His wrath. God loved us so much that He sent us a Savior. Someone to save us from this sin nature that rules our heart. Jesus came to this earth from heaven and became a man. He lived a perfect life. He never sinned. His blood was perfect. He came to this earth to trade places with you. He made an exchange with you when He died on the cross. God placed the sins of the whole world on Jesus and then all His judgment and wrath for man’s sin came into Jesus body. It broke His body. He bore your sins and the judgment for your sins. He died on that cross and was buried. Three days later He resurrected from the dead and ascended into heaven. He ascended with His own blood. He entered into the tabernacle in heaven and He placed His own blood on the Mercy Seat. His blood is the evidence that He died for your sins. He paid the debt for your sins in full. All who will believe this gospel are forgiven of their sins forever and made completely righteous before God. They receive a new spirit, a new heart and God’s own Spirit comes and makes His home in them. Our spirit is born again and perfect before God, however, our souls are in the process of being renewed therefore we still fall short and sin against God. When we do sin Jesus’ blood testifies before God that our sins have already been paid for therefore His blood justifies us. He will never condemn us nor will He ever judge us for our sins. We are forever justified before our God and can boldly approach Him as a young child approaches a father that loves and adores him. |
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