“PEACE WITH GOD”

Romans 5:1

Today we begin a verse-by-verse study of the fifth chapter of Romans. This is one of the great chapters of the Bible.

In Romans chapters 1-4 Paul makes an unarguable case against the whole of the human race - both Jew and Gentile. He closes chapter four with these words:

He who was delivered up because of our transgressions and was raised because of our justification.

Then he launches right into chapter five:

Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Therefore” reaches back and connects the whole of the preceding chapters with chapter five. “Justifies” means “declared righteous” not “made righteous.” That won’t happen until we receive our new bodies. But we are declared righteous before God based upon what Jesus Christ has done. God the Father looks at us as He does His own Son! This produces for us peace with God. Not the peace of God, although that follows later. This is talking about a peace relationship that Jesus Christ established for us when He died and rose again. What a statement of finality He makes here! All of God’s justified ones share an equal standing with Christ before God. This should settle once and for all how God looks at us.

Are you struggling today with guilt? If you are, it may be unjustified guilt. If you have trusted Jesus as Lord and Savior, there is no guilt upon you. However, if you are out of fellowship with God, there is something causing that. Find out what it is and confess it to Him in the Name of Jesus.

Have a guilt-free day! God bless.

Love to you all.