Sins And Justification

Romans 4:23-25 - But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

Isaiah 53:6,11-12 - All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all…Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

2 Corinthians 5:21 - For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 3:21-25 - 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: for 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.

Romans 5:1,18 - Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.

1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Application:

·         The iniquity of us all was laid on Him, just as the priest laid his hands on the scapegoat and symbolically put Israel’s sins on it.

·         Christ, the only entirely righteous one, at Calvary took my sin upon Himself and endured the punishment I deserved, namely, death and separation from God.

·         Jesus has caused me to be declared righteous.

·         Although I clearly and totally deserve to be declared guilty, because of my trust in Christ God declares me righteous, freely, by His grace, through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus and through faith.

·         Once I was His enemy, but now I am His friend.

·         To be effective, God’s gracious gift must be received.

·         God does save and sanctify wicked people.

·         He took up my sins and makes intercession for me.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV