Justificationნიმუში

Romans 5:6-9 NET
[6] For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. [7] (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.) [8] But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [9] Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath.

We must now consider how God justified us. Did God merely pardon us? Or did He just wink at our sins and decide to allow us to go scot-free? What exactly is the premise on which our Justification stands?

Before we render an answer, we must state the fact that God is both just and a judge. A just judge will never wink at sin or be merely casual with an offender. Imagine a man who has been assigned by the state to be a judge and promote law and order in society by setting free the innocent and punishing the offender. If such a man decides to set an offender free simply because he likes the offender or he simply wishes to be sympathetic, would we account that judge as just? Definitely not! We will account him as unjust and a promoter of evil in society. In the same way, God, who is a just and holy judge, did not merely become sympathetic or casual towards us and our sins. We saw in the last study that we were sinful and guilty, hence we deserved God's judgment. But instead of judgment we received justification. In this study, we want to see how God made that possible without becoming unjust.

Our text reveals the method God used in justifying us. Christ was the method God used. Christ executed the redemption plan of the Father-God. Christ took the penalty for our sins. He became the scapegoat for our sins. The punishment we deserved was fully meted out on Christ. And because God is just, He cannot punish a sin twice. Therefore, since Christ has been punished for all our sin, God can no longer punish us for our sin. We stand righteous before God in faith as though we have never sinned. This beautiful truth is echoed loudly in these words:
Romans 5:9 NET
[9] Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath.
We have been declared righteous not by our own works or ability to perform penance but by Christ's blood (His death and sacrifice). And because of His sacrifice we are saved eternally from damnation and the wrath and judgment of God. Praise God!

Also, we must understand that the requirements of the law were perfect obedience to the law. Because of our sinfulness we could never have been able to perfectly obey the law. Christ, as the captain of our salvation (Hebrews 2:10), took upon himself the nature of a man, came into the world and lived a perfect life of obedience to God, an obedience even unto death. And having earned perfect righteousness before God, He transferred that righteousness into our account. Such that we who are unable to live a life of perfect righteousness by our strength can have the perfect righteousness of Christ as our own. We see this truth amazingly painted in the following words:
Romans 5:19 NET
[19] For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

The disobedience of Adam made all of us sinners, but the obedience of Christ makes men righteous when they place their faith in Him. Hallelujah!