The Righteousness of God Through Faith
Today for communion I want to read a passage of Scripture from Romans 3 and share some thoughts. The passage is Romans 3:21-26. Six short verses with some powerful truths.
In the NLT the heading for this passage is the “Righteousness of God
through faith”.
Romans 3:21-26
21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with Him without
keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of
Moses and the prophets long ago.
22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And
this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious
standard.
24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He
did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our
sins.
25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made
right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life,
shedding His blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when He
held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
26 for He was looking ahead and including them in what He would do in
this present time. God did this to demonstrate His righteousness, for He
Himself is fair and just, and He declares sinners to be right in His
sight when they believe in Jesus.
As we know in the OT times people were made right with God through
faith and various ritual sacrifices. They would sacrifice an animal to cover their
sin and temporarily make them right with God.
In our times since Christ, we are made right with God through faith.
Faith in what Jesus has done for us in His death on the cross.
Today’s text tells us that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s
glory in the way we live in verse 23. Verse 24 tells us that we are now
free from the penalty of our sins. And verse 25 tells us that we are
right with God when we believe in Jesus.
I really like that God tells is there is an issue - our sin. Then He
tells us our sin is dealt with - in the death of Jesus. And finally we
are right with God - because of our faith and trust in Jesus.
If you are in Christ - meaning you believe He is the Son of God who died
on the cross for your sin, you have confessed your sin, and you have
invited Christ to be you Lord and Saviour - you are saved, forgiven and
set free.
You can take communion today assured that you are right with God. You
can remember the sacrifice of Jesus for your sin. You can be assured
that you will spend eternity with Him.
The Righteousness of God Through Faith is yours through Christ!
Let us give thanks for the bread and the cup.
By Dave Quinn
Founder of PASSIONAustralia.org
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