Grosey's Messages

Forgiveness and Justification

If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

56. Q. What do you believe concerning the forgiveness of sins?

A. I believe that God, because of Christ's satisfaction, will no more remember my sins, nor my sinful nature, against which I have to struggle all my life, but will graciously grant me the righteousness of Christ, that I may never come into condemnation.

"How can a man be in the right before God?" (Job 9:2).

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:19-23)

HOW ARE WE JUSTIFIED?

24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:24-26)

We are justified by GOD.    -The Author

We are justified by GRACE.  –The Principle.

We are justified by BLOOD:  - The Grounds.

We are justified by FAITH:  – The Condition.

WHAT DOES JUSTIFICATION DO?         Romans 5:1-11

Justification Produces Incredible Peace

"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (verse 1). "We were God's enemies" (11)

Justification Produces Unlimited Access "Through [Christ] also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand" (v. 2).

Justification Produces Eternal Hope

"We exult in hope of the glory of God." .9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

Justification Produces Reconciliation to God

"10 For if while we 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.11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation."

GOD'S GRACIOUS INVITATION
Isaiah 1:18 "Come and let us reason together: Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

GOD'S ATTRACTIVE OFFER
(1) Forgiveness for the worst sinner
(2) He invites you to come because all need to come

Why is the reformed view of justification by faith essential to salvation?

How do other traditions miss this essential truth and what is the result?

What is the relationship between forgiveness and justification?

Why are :" the five solas" (grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, scripture alone, glory of God alone) important? When did it become important for you?