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Justification by Faith: The Promise of Grace 0:09 Good morning. Welcome to stand on the word, our 2 chapters overflowing with profound truth that I believe we need to hear this morning. Romans chapters 4 and 5. Verse 1,0:21 chapter 5. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our lord Jesus Christ. Now chapters 4 and 5, it's a continuation of Paul's discussion about our justification0:33 before God being by faith alone. He brings, he he he begins with Abraham, to whom the promise of God was given, given, and he shows that Abraham's justification was not from0:45 any works under the law, but rather it was by trusting or believing in God that he would fulfill the promise that he made to Abraham. He then contrast Adam and Jesus0:57 because by 1 man's sin, death came to all of us, but by 1 man's death, life came to all who would accept it. Verse 1, chapter 4, what then shall we say that1:09 Abraham, our father, has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed1:21 God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Now to him who works, the wages are not accounted as grace, but as debt. What's he saying? Well, let me use this illustration a couple weeks a couple of1:33 months couple of years ago. My wife was going through her father's attic and found a a box of some of my stuff from back when I was a kid that apparently when we got married, we didn't have a place to1:45 put anything, so we put it in in their attic. And, in 1 of the boxes was a check stub from when I worked at Sonic when I was 15 years old. I made the minimum wage. It was at 21:56 dollars and 20 cents an hour. I think the entire check was for a little over 20 dollars. It wasn't much, but I earned it. It was a debt paid to me for the work that I did. Paul is saying here, if you2:08 earned it, it's not a gift. It's a payment of debt. Abraham didn't earn his justification. It was given to him by faith. It was grace. God gave it to him. Verse 5.2:20 But to him who does not work but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. Just as David also describes the blessedness of2:32 the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works. Blessed are those who whose lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom2:44 the lord shall not impute sin. Now David was blessed by god. Was it because he kept the law? No. We know that he did not. It was by faith2:56 he was forgiven. Look at what Paul writes next. He says in verse 9, does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, that is those who keep the law, or upon3:08 the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised or uncircumcised, not while circumcised, but while3:20 uncircumcised. Okay. So, Abraham, circumcision began with Abraham, but the promise came before he was circumcised. Circumcision was an outward sign. So, he didn't3:32 get the promise because of circumcision. He got he was circumcised because of the promise. Verse 13, for the promise that he would be heir of the world was not to Abraham or his seed through the law,3:44 but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, because the law brings about wrath, for where there is no3:56 law, there is no transgression. See, the law does not bring the blessedness of god. It brings the wrath of god. It is by faith alone that we receive the blessing of God. That is his4:07 salvation. Verse 16, therefore, it is a faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to4:19 those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all. See, the blessedness of God comes from justification, and it flows to those who had4:31 the law and those who didn't. It was based upon their faith in accepting the gift of God's forgiveness. Verse 19. And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body already dead4:42 since he was about a hundred years old and the deadness of Sarah's womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith giving glory to God. And being4:54 fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to perform. And therefore, it was accounted to him for righteousness. So5:06 we, like Abraham, are already dead. Spiritually, we're dead. He was nearly a hundred years old. Sarah was 90 years old. So how could they have a child? The promise. That was what the promise was, a child. He5:18 believes god. So how can we go from being spiritually dead to alive in the promise of god? How do we do that? We believe. Have faith in god as5:29 Abraham did. And notice that that his faith as he he let me read verse 20 again. He did not waver at the promise of god through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving5:41 glory to god. So as our faith is strengthened, it gives glory to God. Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. So we need to be growing in our faith. Now, verse 23, now it5:53 was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in him who raised up Jesus, our lord, from the dead, who was delivered6:05 up because of our offenses and was raised because of our justification. We are saved unto life by grace through faith in the promise6:17 of God. Now there are 2 parts to chapter 5 as we move into chapter 5 verses 1 through 11, explain the benefits of being reconciled to God. Specifically, these are kingdomThe Benefits of Reconciliation with God 6:28 benefits. And by the way, these benefits are what most people are really seeking for in life, but they're looking in all the wrong places. They're found in Christ. Then in verses 12 through 21,6:40 we have 1 of the more difficult and, I think, 1 of the more debated passage of scripture of the New Testament. Verse 1, therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our lord Jesus Christ,6:51 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation7:03 produces perseverance and perseverance character, in character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit7:15 who was given to us. Now remember, this is Paul writing this who's gone through everything, shipwrecked, beaten, left for dead. But look at the benefits we have when we are reconciled to God. Number 1, we have peace with7:27 God. We're no longer enemies of God. We go from living under the shadow of of the terror of God's wrath to the shelter of the favor of his love. Number 2,7:39 we have access to the favor of god. God's grace, his unmerited favor is upon us. Number 3, we have the hope. Now this hope is that, well, I hope it doesn't rain today. No. It's an7:50 expectation of heaven with god. When you know where you're going, that is for eternity, you can enjoy this journey that we call life. We have number8:02 4. We have tribulation in joy through God. What? I confess I had to camp out on this verse for a little while this morning as I was going through it. But if8:14 we're anchored in the expectation of God's promises, no matter what Satan throws at us, we can be confident that God is using it for his purposes8:26 and our good. You know, Romans 8 28, and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. See, this tribulation, these difficulties8:38 creates endurance, which provides experience, or the word is translated elsewhere as proof of our faith. Now I actually don't look forward to8:50 getting up every morning and going to the gym or to the swimming pool early before the sun rises, especially the swimming pool when the water is sometimes cold, but I know that it's building physical9:01 strength and endurance. The same is true for the tribulations that we face. I don't look forward to them at all. Trust me. At all. But I can pray for9:13 more faith, but I can pray for more faith to help me accept that which is making me stronger. And I believe at some point,9:25 hope, expect to see the proof. And then 5, we have the Holy Spirit who gives us the power to walk in reconciliation and assures us that God will complete9:37 this work of redemption in our lives that he has begun. He redeemed us. He is sanctifying us, and he will glorify us. Verse 6, but when we were still without strength in due time, Christ died9:49 for the ungodly. For scarcely, for a righteous man will 1 die, yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God, listen to this, but God demonstrates his own love toward10:01 us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then having now been justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. I mean, if he died for10:13 us to save us, we know that the promises that he made are going to be fulfilled. He's not gonna stop now. He's not gonna he's not gonna drop us now that he has saved us. For if when we10:25 were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his son, much more having been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only that, listen, there's more, But10:36 we will also rejoice in god through our lord Jesus Christ to whom we have now received the reconciliation. 1 more benefit, Christ died for us when we were enemies of god.The Contrast Between Adam and Christ 10:49 This is how much he loves us. Now having been justified and reconciled to God, he won't leave us now. We don't have to fear what is to come.11:01 Whatever it might be, God is with us. He has redeemed us. He has reconciled us to to himself. We are under the shelter of his wing.11:14 Now we come to the last part of chapter 5, which is a contrast between the first Adam who brought sin onto the human race and the second Adam who brought the opportunity of life to the11:25 entire human race. Verse 12, Therefore, just as through 1 man sin entered the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all sinned. Now I'm I'm gonna summarize11:37 this. We're running short on time. I'm gonna summarize what Paul is saying. Basically, sin is in our DNA. Right? We have a fallen nature. It's a sinful nature. It is the nature of man since Adam. He not only sinned and11:49 mankind is paying the price, but we have sinned individually. Alright? All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Verse 15, but the free gift is not like the offense. For if by12:01 1 man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the 1 man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many to many. Now this is 1 of those passages12:12 where a good commentary like that of Matthew Henry comes in handy. Now some have seized on this passage to claim the universal salvation of man, But look at verse12:24 17. For if by 1 man's offense, death reigned through the 1, much more those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in12:36 life through the 1 Jesus Christ. Christ died for all, but the gift of righteousness that is reconciliation with God must be received individually.12:48 So the question this morning is, have you received that gift? Father, we thank you for your word, and what an amazing passage of scripture this morning that challenges us challenges me in in many13:00 ways. Lord, to to, to just be anchored in the hope, the expectation of your promises being fulfilled. Lord, as, the disciples even prayed, lord, increase our faith.13:12 And as those that were looking to you for for healing and deliverance, lord's praying, lord, I believe help my unbelief. Lord, strengthen our faith that we can believe those things that we cannot13:24 see. But, Lord, we would grow stronger, and, Lord, that you would, use us in the hope that's within us that comes from the expectation of the13:35 fulfillment of your promises to share the love of Christ with others. So, father, I pray that you would use us this day for your purposes to bring glory to your name. In13:47 Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me. And 1 more time, wanna remind you, coming up Friday and Saturday, we will have this pray, vote, stand conference, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. If you're13:59 in Southern California, I invite you to join us. If not, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. You can get the Stand Firm app, and, you can watch a lot of it on the Stand Firm app. Alright.14:10 Until next time, keep standing on the word.14:16 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you14:28 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Justification by Faith: The Promise of Grace6:18 The Benefits of Reconciliation with God10:44 The Contrast Between Adam and Christ
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