Paul’s letter to the church in Roman is quite a fascinating document especially when you take into consideration the continuity of the text. It is easy to forget that when the letter was first written, it was not written in chapter/verse format. It was written as a letter to a group of individuals with the intent of expressing a series of thoughts that were interconnected. In particular, the first 8 chapters help us to understand the “what’s” and “why’s” of justification by faith. As such, I will set forth to show how justification by faith is highlighted within these 8 chapters, and how application can be made by all.
Paul begins the book by casting judgement on the Gentiles for their disregard for God. Surprisingly, he does not suggest to them that they disobeyed the law of God, but rather, he uses the …show more content…
In particular, Paul addresses the man Abraham who has a child at 100 years of age; and the question for consideration is what work can man perform to redeem himself from the clutches of sin? The answer comes back, that it is likely as a 100 year old man to be able to have a child with a 75 year old woman. In other words, it is humanly impossible for man to be able to save himself from the sinful state. Nonetheless, through faith in God and the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, man can be saved, and thus justified. Not only so, but a 100 year old man along with his 75 year old wife can have a child.
Consequently, it is understood in Romans 5, that we have peace with God. This stands in contrast to the peace of God. The peace of God is what is given to us to cope with the challenges of life. It allows one to have that peace in the time of a storm. However, the peace with God says that God is not angry with me because of my sins. This is because we have been declared not guilty by the grace of God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and the justification that it
Paul begins the book by casting judgement on the Gentiles for their disregard for God. Surprisingly, he does not suggest to them that they disobeyed the law of God, but rather, he uses the …show more content…
In particular, Paul addresses the man Abraham who has a child at 100 years of age; and the question for consideration is what work can man perform to redeem himself from the clutches of sin? The answer comes back, that it is likely as a 100 year old man to be able to have a child with a 75 year old woman. In other words, it is humanly impossible for man to be able to save himself from the sinful state. Nonetheless, through faith in God and the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, man can be saved, and thus justified. Not only so, but a 100 year old man along with his 75 year old wife can have a child.
Consequently, it is understood in Romans 5, that we have peace with God. This stands in contrast to the peace of God. The peace of God is what is given to us to cope with the challenges of life. It allows one to have that peace in the time of a storm. However, the peace with God says that God is not angry with me because of my sins. This is because we have been declared not guilty by the grace of God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and the justification that it