Reading:
Therefore
being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ:
By
whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
And
not only so,
but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh
patience;
And
patience, experience; and experience, hope:
And
hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
For
when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the
ungodly.
For
scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a
good man some would even dare to die.
But
God commendeth 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.
For
if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of
his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
And
not only so,
but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have
now received the atonement.
Commentary:
This text is a perfect summary of our faith. We are
justified by faith alone in Jesus Christ, and with this justification
we have peace with God. Being secure in His grace, we rejoice "in
the hope of the glory of God." God's glory is our salvation,
and our hope is in the world to come, which cannot perish or fade
away. All our trials and tribulations then here on earth, work only
to our glory. Therefore we glory in tribulation, by which we learn
patience, then experience and hope. Since Christ is our hope, we are
not ashamed to confess His saving name before men, even if they
persecute us to death, "because the love of God is shed abroad
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." Our
perpetual comfort is "in due time Christ died for the ungodly".
Hence, "being
now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him." What more needs to be said? We are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us!
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