GOD SAVED US
NOT BY GOOD WORKS,
BUT BY HIS GRACE
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"for by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God
not of works, that no
one would boast....
WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP,
GOD'S RE-CREATED US IN
CHRIST JESUS
FOR GOOD WORKS
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For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
before that we would walk in them."
EPHESIANS 2:8-10
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WE ARE BORN AGAIN BY
THE SPIRIT
"But as many as
received him, to them he gave the right to become God`s children, to those
who believe in his name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." JOHN1:12-13
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WHAT ABOUT SIN?
THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE
TO SIN:
DEATH
JUSTIFICATION
GOD'S JUSTIFICATION MEANS ACQUITTAL OF SIN
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JUSTIFICATION
GOD'S JUSTIFICATION MEANS ACQUITTAL OF SIN
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... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: dikaiósis Phonetic Spelling: (dik-ah'-yo-sis)
Short Definition: acquittal, justification Definition: acquittal ... //biblehub.com/str/greek/1347.htm - 14k |
... approved act") – properly, an act God approves, focusing on its "result" (Zodhiates,
Dict, note the -ma ending); justification (righteousness), with its ...//biblehub.com/str/greek/1345.htm - 23k |
ROMANS 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood,
pollw oun mallon dikaiwqenteV nun en tw aimati autou
we will be saved from God`s wrath through him.
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swqhsomeqa di autou apo thV orghV
ROMANS 5:1Being therefore justified by faith
(dikaiwqenteß oun ek pistewß).
First aorist passive participle of dikaiow, to set right and expressing antecedent action to the verb ecwmen. The oun refers to the preceding conclusive argument (chapters 1 to 4) that this is done by faith. Let us have peace with God (eirhnhn ecwmen proß ton qeon). This is the correct text beyond a doubt, the present active subjunctive, not ecomen (present active indicative) of the Textus Receptus which even the American Standard Bible accepts.
It is curious how perverse many real scholars have been on this word and phrase here. Godet, for instance. Vincent says that "it is difficult if not impossible to explain it." One has only to observe the force of the tense to see Paul's meaning clearly. The mode is the volitive subjunctive and the present tense expresses linear action and so does not mean "make peace" as the ingressive aorist subjunctive eirhnhn scwmen would mean. A good example of scwmen occurs in Matthew 21:38 (scwmen thn klhronomian autou) where it means: "Let us get hold of his inheritance." Here eirhnhn ecwmen can only mean: "Let us enjoy peace with God" or "Let us retain peace with God." We have in Acts 9:31 eicen eirhnhn (imperfect and so linear), the church "enjoyed peace," not "made peace." The preceding justification (dikaiwqenteß) "made peace with God." Observe proß (face to face) with ton qeon and dia (intermediate agent) with tou kuriou. |
(11) He shall see of the travail . . .--Better, On account of the travail of his soul, he shall see, and be refreshed. We may find the truest explanation in the words, "To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43).
THIS IS THE THIEF ON THE CROSS STANDING BESIDE THE CROSS OF CHRIST. Thief had no occasion to be baptized, to "go forward and join the church", and keep any commandment, but the only thing he could do was trust Jesus' words were true--"today you shall be with me in paradise."
GOD WAS SATISFIED WITH THE "TRAVAIL--SUFFERING OF CHRIST'S SOUL" In that way the punishment for the thief's sins passed on to Christ, and thus bringing justification for the thief. The thief by his trust became "born again" (John 3:3,6) and a fellow member (Romans 8:15-17, Eph. 1:12-14)
KNOWING CHRIST...
The refreshment after travail, because of the travail, was already present to the sufferer's consciousness.
THIS IS THE THIEF ON THE CROSS STANDING BESIDE THE CROSS OF CHRIST. Thief had no occasion to be baptized, to "go forward and join the church", and keep any commandment, but the only thing he could do was trust Jesus' words were true--"today you shall be with me in paradise."
GOD WAS SATISFIED WITH THE "TRAVAIL--SUFFERING OF CHRIST'S SOUL" In that way the punishment for the thief's sins passed on to Christ, and thus bringing justification for the thief. The thief by his trust became "born again" (John 3:3,6) and a fellow member (Romans 8:15-17, Eph. 1:12-14)
KNOWING CHRIST...
The refreshment after travail, because of the travail, was already present to the sufferer's consciousness.
By his knowledge . . .--The phrase admits of two meanings, objective and subjective: (1) by their knowledge of Him; or (2) by His own knowledge; and each expresses a truth. Men are saved by knowing Christ. To know Him and the Father is eternal life (John 17:3). On the other hand, the Christ Himself makes His knowledge of the Father the ground of His power to impart that knowledge to men, and so to justify and save them (John 17:25). Without that knowledge He could not have led them to know God as He knew. If we dare not say that the prophet distinctly contemplated both meanings, we may rejoice that he was guided to use a phrase which includes both. Isaiah 11:2 and Malachi 2:7 are in favour of (2).
For he shall bear.--The conjunction is not necessarily more than and.
The importance of the renewal of the assurance given in Isaiah 53:4 lies in its declaring the perpetuity of the atoning work.
The sacrifice of the Servant is "for ever" (Hebrews 10:12). He "ever liveth to make intercession for us" (Hebrews 7:25). He taketh away the sin of the world, through the ons of all duration (John 1:29).
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Berean Study Bible
Christ's Perfect Sacrifice(Psalm 147:1-20; Romans 3:1-8)
1The Law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2If
it could, would not the offerings have ceased?
For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all and
would no longer feel the guilt of their sins.
3Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, 4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and of goats to take away sins. 5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said:
“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
but a body You prepared for me.
6In burnt offerings and sin offerings
You took no delight.
7Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll:
8In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are required by the Law). 9Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.”
He takes away the first to establish the second. 10And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.13Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, 14because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are sanctified.
15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:
16“This is the covenant I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord.
I will put My Laws in their hearts
17Then he adds:
“Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.”
18And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
A Call to Persevere(Jude 1:17-23)
19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body , 21and since we have a high priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we confess, for He who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. 25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
26If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and raging fire that will consume all adversaries. 28Anyone who rejected the Law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,”d and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”e 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32Remember the early days that you were in the light, when you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.33Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated. 34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward. 36You need to persevere, so that after you have done God’s will, you will receive what He has promised. 37For,
“In just a very while little,
He who is coming will come and will not delay.
38But My righteous one will live by faith;
and if he shrinks back,
39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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