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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, September 9, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:The Righteousness of God Through Faith - Justification Bible Verse:Romans 3:21-26 "But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. " Message:
Paul now reaches the argument he has been leading up to; he states the central doctrine of Christianity. Discussions of this passage have filled books; but since we only have a few paragraphs, let’s explore Paul's concept of justification.
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verybody sins. A normal human being simply cannot live a life without sin. Jimmy Carter famously pointed out — in an interview with Playboy Magazine, of all places — that a man, seeing an attractive woman, will lust in his heart, meaning more generally, that sin cannot be avoided. The general principle applies to every man and every woman. You and I will covet, for example; there’s no stopping it completely. In your life, at some point, you will see something that belongs to someone else and want it.
But if we all sin, time and time again, how can we possibly expect that God will not judge us guilty and condemn us? It is because we are justified by our faith in Christ. But what does this actually mean?
“Justify” can be a confusing word. It is one of those words you hear in church or Bible study and probably are willing to put it in a category of “religious words that I don’t really understand precisely but get the general drift.” But it is not that hard to understand exactly how “justify” is used in the Bible, because the term is still used today in daily life.
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“Justify” usually refers to a specific instance of conduct that looks like it is wrong — illegal, immoral, or contrary to a rule. We justify our conduct if we show a reason why we are not guilty. Self-defense is justification for homicide; a person will go to prison for intentionally killing someone, but if he proves that the only reason he did it was that the victim was trying to kill him, he is justified. He is therefore innocent.
We will one day appear before God to be judged. Unfortunately, our record will contain countless inexcusable sins. We will be guilty, and we will be subject to God’s wrath. God is not going to accept “it is my nature” — that is what Paul proved in the first two chapters of Romans.
However: “We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (1 John 2:1). Christ will speak up for us. Although we are guilty of sin, our sin will be justified — Christ will provide justification for us, by grace. And by our faith in Him, we will be found innocent of the sin we have committed in our lives.
Meditation : . Prayer : Now all glory to God, who is able to keep me from falling away and will bring me with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time,......Amen |
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