Paul
the apostle told the Jews in Rome,
“Therefore
by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his
sight: for by the law is
the knowledge of sin”,
and he added, “But
now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being
witnessed by the law and the prophets;”
In chapter three and verse twenty-two of Romans, Paul shared about,
“the
righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ”
where we read:
The
verse begins, “Even
the righteousness of God which
is
by faith of Jesus Christ
...”
Paul began with the words, “even
the righteousness”
which means “moreover the the state of him who is as he ought to be
and the condition acceptable” “of
God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “which
is by faith”
which means “through and by means of the conviction of the truth
and belief that God exists and is the creator of all things and the
provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ” “of
Jesus”
whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God,
the Savior of mankind an God incarnate” “Christ”
which means “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” .
Paul recognized “the faith of Jesus Christ” as the agent for
being “righteous” before God.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:”
Paul
continued with the words, “unto
all”
which refers to “to each, every, the whole and everyone” “and
upon all them”
or on and over each, every, the whole and everyone human whether male
or female” “that
believe”
which means “who think to be true, are persuaded of, credited with
and place confidence within”: “for
there is”
or “because, since and on account that there exists” “no
difference”
which means “not or neither a distinction or variation”. Paul
shared how Jesus' “faith”
was
offered to “everyone”, and there was not one “distinction” or
“variation” to any of them.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we see how God's “righteousness”
is extended to “every person” through Jesus Christ. Jesus
fulfilled the “law
of God”,
and now every person who puts their “faith and trust” in Him
shall be saved and inherit “everlasting life”. “There is no
difference” between people to whom this “gospel” of God is
offered, and regardless of one's lot in life, Jesus desires to be
their “Savior and Lord”. In other words, “now
is the day of salvation”
(2 Corinthians 6:2).
Next
time Paul tells the people in Rome,“for
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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