1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only [that], but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
10 For if when 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 [that], but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned--
13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
15 But the free gift [is] not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.
16 And the gift [is] not like [that which came] through the one who sinned. For the judgment [which came] from one [offense resulted] in condemnation, but the free gift [which came] from many offenses [resulted] in justification.
17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore, as through one man's offense [judgment came] to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act [the free gift came] to all men, resulting in justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Therefore: Abraham gave glory to God for his promise of a lineage... and this was accounted to him for righteousness...and if we believe in Jesus, God will count/impute it to us as faith for righteousness and justification
Romans 4:24 It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead..
[Isa 32:17 NKJV] 17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
justified = render righteous
Peace with God
2 We have Access to God
we have joy in exalted state of God (his rule, his kingdom)
through faith in Jesus and through his grace we have access to God
we can stand before God because we are justified
we can rejoice in hope
[1Co 15:1 NKJV] 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
[Heb 3:6 NKJV] 6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
Hope by means of the grace of God.
God's Redemption (for me) And Christ Enabling (through me)
Grace through faith brings hope.
Rejoice - Joy - eternal hope in God's kingdom
Hope - confident expectation based on the provider
Glory - exaltation of God - God's kingdom comes
to prove to you that I am going to make you eternally happy in heaven, I can make you happy now in difficulties because of the hope
3-4
Transformed, Sanctified
we can also are exalted in trials since it they make our character more like God's - perseverance (patience with God), experience (understanding & wisdom), hope (expectation).
[Mat 5:11-12 NKJV] 11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great [is] your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
[Jas 1:2-3 NKJV] 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
Patience is waiting on God to allow him to show his supernatural power.
Patience = remain under the current situation and I call on him and wait for him to remove it in a way that glorifies Him.
We obtain joy through our tribulations, as we wait on God, and we learn experience to be more like God, and when he provides my hope increases.
5 when we are expectant for God's glory, the Spirit pours out love on tus (we feel love when we have a purpose, calling and fulfill it)
[Phl 1:20 NKJV] 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
[2Co 1:22 NKJV] 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
6. I was weak / without God, and Christ died for me
7 men don't die for weak memen, men might die for a good man
8 proof of Gods love is that he sent Jesus to suffer and die for sinners.
[Jhn 3:16 NKJV] 16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
9 think about how much he loves me now that I am cleansed and just before him.
[Eph 2:13 NKJV] 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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How were you formerly God's enemy?
We are both reconciled and given life
[2 Co 5:18 NKJV] 18 Now all things [are] of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
[Jhn 14:19 NKJV] 19 "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.
11 We rejoice in that
[Gal 4:9 NKJV] 9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how [is it that] you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
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Adam's rejection of God's authority condemned all of us.
Christ's submission through death, justified us if we submit to him.
1 Even though we were condemned, we are justified/no longer guilty and relationship restored to God through faith in Jesus Christ
believe, obey, imputed faith, justified/access to grace.
peace with God vs wrath of God, enemy of God
justification is a lasting thing when it is not based on my works.
We are born children of Satan , enemy of God, hared by God, at war with God.
2. List as many benefits of Faith - Justified, Peace, Access into this grace (confidence in salvation), joy that God will rule.
What is the Grace in which we now stand?
Believing Jews and Gentiles have access to God (Eph. 2:18; Heb. 10:19–25), and they can draw on the grace of God (Eph. 1:7; 2:4; 3:8). We stand “in grace” and not “in law.” Justification has to do with our standing; sanctification has to do with our state.
The word access here means “entrance to the king through the favor of another.”
Glorious hope. “Peace with God” takes care of the past: He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to God” takes care of the present: we can come to Him at any time for the help we need. “Hope of the glory of God” takes care of the future: one day we shall share in His glory!
The word rejoice can be translated “boast,” not only in Romans 5:2, but also in Romans 5:3 and 11 (“joy”).
3 What is the connection between suffering and hope?
Christian character (vv. 3–4). Justification is n escape from the trials of life. “In this world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33). But for the believer, trials work for him and not against him. No amount of suffering can separate us from the Lord (Rom. 8:35–39); instead, trials bring us closer to the Lord and make us more like the Lord. Suffering builds Christian character. The word experience in Romans 5:4 means “character that has been proved.” The sequence is tribulation—patience—proven character—hope. Our English word tribulation comes from a Latin word tribulum. In Paul’s day, a tribulum was a heavy piece of timber with spikes in it, used for threshing the grain The tribulum was drawn over the grain and it separated the wheat from the chaff. As we go through tribulations, and depend on God’s grace, the trials only purify us and help to get rid of the chaff.
5 Why does hope not disappoint us?
a. What two things did Adam introduce into the world and pass on to us?
b. Why is Jesus effect much more than Adam’s?
8. How has God demonstrated His love for us?
From Adam to Christ 5:12-21
First, he told how wonderful it is to be a Christian. Our justification is not of heaven, as thrilling as that is, but it of tremendous blessings that we enjoy here and now.
When God declared us righteous in Jesus Christ, He gave to us seven spiritual blessings that assure us that we cannot be lost.
Peace with God (v. 1). The unsaved person is at "enmity with God” (Rom. 5:10; 8:7) because he can-not obey God’s law or fulfill God’s will. Two verses from Isaiah make the matter clear: “There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked” (Isa. 48:22); “And the work of righteousness shall be peace” (Isa. 32:17).
Condemnation means that God declares us sinners, which is a declaration of war. Justification means that God declares us righteous, which is a declaration of peace, made possible by Christ’s death on the cross.
When we were sinners, there was nothing to boast about (Rom. 3:27), because we fell short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). But in Christ, we boast in His righteousness and glory! Paul will amplify this in Romans 8:18–30.
God’s love within (vv. 5–8). “Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick” (Prov. 13:12). But as we wait for
this hope to be fulfilled, the love of God is “poured out
into our hearts” (literal translation). Note how the first
three of the “fruit of the Spirit” are experienced: love
(Rom. 5:5), joy (Rom. 5:2), and peace (Rom. 5:1).
Before we were saved, God proved His love by sending
Christ to die for us. Now that we are His children,
surely He will love us more. It is the inner experience
of this love through the Spirit that sustains us as we go
through tribulations.
For many months I visited a young man in a hospi-
tal who had almost burned to death. I do not know
how many operations and skin grafts he had during
those months, or how many specialists visited him. But
the thing that sustained him during those difficult
months was not the explanations of the doctors but the
promises they gave him that he would recover. That
was his hope. And the thing that sustained his hope
was the love of his family and many friends as they
stood by him. The love of God was channeled through
them to him. He did recover and today gives glory to
God.
Faith (Rom. 5:1), hope (Rom. 5:2), and love (Rom.
5:5) all combine to give the believer patience in the tri-
als of life. And patience makes it possible for the