Daily Bread - 06/14/07
Romans 6:24 - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus.
We are shown to be righteous by the grace that we have received through Christ Jesus. The grace that has brought salvation has taught us to deny ungodliness and to live righteously and godly lives (Titus 2:12). The Greek word used here (dikaiow), may correctly be translated "shown to be righteous." Jesus our Lord and Savior can prove that He has made us righteous through the redemption that He has provided for us. The words righteous (dikaios- adjective), righteousness (dikaiosune- noun), and justified (dikaiow- verb) are found a total of 213 times in the New Testament. The verb justified (dikaiow), that is used here appears 40 times in the New Testament.
In the Doctrine of Righteousness (Justification) the message of being justified by His grace and justified by faith incorporate four very important topics of redemption. The first part of being justified by grace is:
1- The forgiveness of the sins that are past. Faith in the blood of Jesus Christ forgives, erases, blots out, every sin that was ever committed Revelations 1:5; Ephesians 1:7; Matthew 26:28).
2- The power of sin was destroyed so that Satan and the nature of sin can no longer dominate our lives (Romans 6:6,14; Hebrews 2:14; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Timothy 1:10).
3- The grace of God makes us a new creation in Christ Jesus. Through the Spirit of God we are born again with a divine nature created in righteousness and true holiness (John 3:6; 2 Peter 1:4; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ezekiel 36:26).
4- The Holy Spirit takes control of our life (1 Corinthians 6:17; Romans 8:14). God gave us the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into every dimension of righteousness (John 16:13-15; Ephesians 5:18). He has come to be our mentor and teacher to show us how to walk in every dimension of truth and godliness.
5- The grace of God provides us with the ability to grow and maturity into all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:16-19; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 2:2). As newborn babes in Christ we start with a measure of faith (Romans 12:3). As we yield to the Holy Spirit we grow and mature. It is God's desire that we come to the measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:12).
God who is rich in mercy has called us to be saints and has liberated us to serve Him in righteousness ( 1 Corinthians 1:2; Romans 6:18). It is essential that you believe in your heart that you have been made righteous and that you yield to the power of the Holy Spirit to live righteously (Romans 10:9-10; John 1:12; Romans 6:18; 14:17). Today enjoy the blessedness of living a life of righteousness.
Be blessed,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
abidingplace.org
About Me
- Carol L
- San Diego area, California, United States
- I started this blog back in 2005, but in 2006 began dedicating it solely for the purpose of posting email messages called, Daily Bread, sent out Monday through Saturday by my pastor, Mark Spitsbergen. These daily emails contain fresh revelation that Mark gets from the Word of God by the Holy Spirit for that day for the church that God has called him to pastor, Abiding Place. 1 Peter 4:11 says, "If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God gives that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen." Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, (John 14:6), and He says, "The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are Life." (John 6:63). For the Word of God is quick (alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12).
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