Declared Not Guilty!

Justification By Faith

“…But you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).

When we came to faith in Christ, God’s Word tells us that we were washed or made clean by the Blood of Jesus which means that by the shedding of his Blood for us, we were cleansed from all our sin. We were also sanctified, or set apart, which speaks of our position in Christ. We were also justified which means we were declared not guilty by the Lord. Our Righteousness is an imputed Righteousness all made possible by Christ and His sacrificial death on the Cross. By that one act, and our faith in it, we were forgiven and have been set apart unto God as His sons and daughters.

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1).

We have peace with God when we come to him in repentance and faith in Christ and Him crucified. Jesus opened the door to all the blessing of God by what He accomplished at Calvary. All that we receive from God comes through His atoning death on the Cross. It can’t be emphasized enough that faith is the key to the Kingdom. Christ is the source, the Cross is the means, and we receive from Him by our faith in his sacrificial death. When we anchor our faith in Christ and Him crucified it allows the Holy Spirit to work mightily in our lives. In other words. we get in by faith, and we stay in by faith.

By Whom we have access by faith into this Grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the Glory of God“ (Romans 5:2).

We have access into the Grace of God by our faith placed properly in His Son and Him crucified. This gives God glory and brings us the victory we seek in our lives to live an overcoming life – a life pleasing to the Lord. We fight the good fight of faith by standing on God’s Word and promises. Our hope of a future resurection and our promised glorified bodies is a sure hope, and in believing all God has promised, we bring Him glory.

In summary, we were washed, or made clean, by what Christ accomplished at Calvary. We were set apart, or sanctified, in Christ, and we were justified, or declared not guilty, by the Blood of Christ shed for us on the Cross. We were lost sinners and unable to save ourselves prior to coming to the Lord, and we now stand in the Grace He provides as we walk out this life having our faith anchored in Christ and Him crucified.

The wrath of God is always directed toward sin. Our gracious God has provided the way to escape the prison of our fallen nature and to live for Him. Without the Lord sin will dominate our everyday lives. His Word makes it clear that, the Lord, in His Mercy and Grace, has provided a way to a life of blessing and a future saved from the wrath that will come on all those who do not come to Him in repentance and faith. The Salvation the Lord offers comes at a great price. It cost Him the death of His Beloved Son on a cruel cross. As the following verse tells, “We shall be saved from wrath through Him.”

“But God commended His Love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him” (Romans 5:8,9)

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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