The Promise Realized Through Faith
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Rom 4:25
Who was delivered... He died for our sins (1Pet. 2:24) and was resurrected for our justification (Rom. 5:10; 1Cor. 15:1-23).
justification... Seven Facts about Justification:
1. Greek: dikaiosis, the act of God declaring people free from guilt and acceptable to Him and counting them righteous (Rom. 3:25; 5:18). Dikaioma is only other word rendered "justification" (Rom. 5:16)
2. Justification is by faith (Rom. 3:24-4:25; 5:1; Gal. 2:16; 3:24)
3. Justification is the universal remedy for sin (Rom. 3:24-4:25)
4. Justification a fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant (Rom. 4:1-25)
5. Justification by faith illustrated: Abraham before the law (Rom. 4:1-4, 4:9-25); David under law (Rom. 4:5-8)
6. Justification of believers is by:
(1) God (Rom. 3:26)
(2) Christ’s resurrection (Rom. 4:25)
(3) Holy Spirit (1Cor. 6:11)
(4) Blood (Rom. 3:24-28)
(5) Grace (Rom. 3:24; Tit. 3:7)
(6) Faith (Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1)
(7) Prayer (Luke 18:14)
(8) Obedience (Rom. 5:18)
7. Eight results of justification by faith:
(1) Peace with God (Rom. 5:1)
(2) Access by faith into grace (Rom. 5:2)
(3) Standing in grace (Rom. 5:2)
(4) Joy and hope (Rom. 5:2)
(5) Joy in tribulations (Rom. 5:3-5)
(6) Love of God in the heart (Rom. 5:5-8)
(7) Holy Spirit given to us (Rom. 5:5; 8:9)
(8) Saved from wrath (Rom. 5:9-10)
Seven Ways that "justification" is used:
1. To declare what one is (1Tim. 3:16).
2. To esteem a thing properly (Mat. 11:19).
3. To commend or praise (Luke 7:29).
4. To clear from all sin (1Cor. 4:4).
5. To declare righteous (Mat. 12:37).
6. To set free or escape from (Acts 13:39).
7. To pardon sin (Luke 18:14; Rom. 3:20-28; 4:2; 5:1, 5:9; 8:30; 1Cor. 6:11; Gal. 2:16-17; 3:11, 3:24; 5:4; Tit. 3:7).
Jesus was without sin. He was innocent of all sin. He took our sins on his body and paid our penalty in full. I should have been crucified. My sins help put Jesus on the cross.
1Cor. 15:3 “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;”
Isa. 53:5 “But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Jesus bought us and paid for us with his own precious blood. Our salvation lies in him.
Mentioning the Lord Jesus led Paul to state again the Savior’s central place in God’s program of providing righteousness for sinful people by grace through faith. Both Christ’s death and His resurrection are essential to that work of justification. He was delivered over (by God the Father; cf. Rom. 8:32) to death for our sins (lit., “on account of or because of” [dia with the accusative] “our trespasses” [paraptōmata, “false steps”; cf. Rom. 5:15, 5:17, 5:20; Eph. 2:1]). Though not a direct quotation, these words in substance are taken from Isa. 53:12 (cf. Isa. 53:4-6). Also He was raised to life for (“on account of” or “because of” [dia with the accusative]) our justification. Christ’s death as God’s sacrificial Lamb (cf. John 1:29) was to pay the redemptive price for the sins of all people (Rom. 3:24) so that God might be free to forgive those who respond by faith to that provision. Christ’s resurrection was the proof (or demonstration and vindication) of God’s acceptance of Jesus’ sacrifice (cf. Rom. 1:4). Thus because He lives, God can credit His provided righteousness to the account of every person who responds by faith to that offer.
In Rom. 4:1-25, Paul presented several irrefutable reasons why justification is by faith: (1) Since justification is a gift, it cannot be earned by works (Rom. 4:1-8). (2) Since Abraham was justified before he was circumcised, circumcision has no relationship to justification (Rom. 4:9-12). (3) Since Abraham was justified centuries before the Law, justification is not based on the Law (Rom. 4:13-17). (4) Abraham was justified because of his faith in God, not because of his works (Rom. 4:18-25).
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