Romans 2:1-11
God’s Indictment of All Hypocrites
Romans 2:12-16
Not The Possession But The Practice of The Law That Counts
Romans 2:17-24
Religion Will Not Take You to Heaven
Romans 2:25-29
Mere Rituals Will Gain You No Favor in God’s Sight
Romans 3:1-8
God’s Judgment Defended
Romans 3:21-31
God’s Way of Accepting People
Romans 4:1-8
Abraham Justified by Faith
Romans 4:9-25
The Promise for All Who Have Faith
Romans 5:1-11
What It Means To Be Acceptable to God
Romans 5:12-21
Death in Adam and Life in Christ
Romans 6:1-11
Death to Sin, Alive to God
Romans 6:12-18
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
Romans 6:19-23
It is Impossible to Be Neutral
Romans 7:1-13
An Example From Marriage
Romans 7:14-25
The Battle With Sin
Romans 8:1-11
Living by The Power of God’s Spirit
Romans 8:12-17
Sonship Through The Spirit
Romans 8:18-27
From Suffering to Glory
Romans 8:28-34
If God is For Us Who Can be Against Us?
Romans 8:31-34
If God is For Us Who Can be Against Us?
What It Means To Be Acceptable to God
Romans 5:1–11
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In this passage Paul lists three great blessing of our justification:
1. Peace with God (v. 1) Justification means that God has made us righteous, which is declaration of peace, made possible by Christ’s death on the cross.
2. Access to God (v. 2a). The child of a king can enter his father’s presence under any circumstance. The word “access” here means “entrance through the favor of another.” Those of us who have taken the nail pierced hand of the King’s Son have access to His throne.
3. Glorious Hope of being with God (v. 2b). “Peace with God” takes care of the past, as He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to Go” takes care of the present, as we can come to Him at any time for the help we need. “Hope of the glory of God” takes care of the future, as one day we will share in His glory in heaven.
Paul goes on to show:
1. How maturity is displayed by us (v. 3). To glory in tribulations is a real sign of maturity.
2. How maturity is developed in us (vv. 3b-5a). As tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; hope; and hope makes us not ashamed.”
3. How maturity is determined for us (v. 5b). Here we have the first mention of the Holy Spirit in this epistle. God’s purpose of the Holy Spirit is to give full assurance of our salvation.
Application
I need to take time to thank God for the three blessings of justification listed above.
Romans 5:1-11 (English Standard Version)
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