| The study of the Book of Romans |
| Chapter 5 Part 1 |
| By TA Baisden |
| The Apostle Paul in chapter 1-4 fully established Justification by faith. In ch. 5 he begins to show us the fruits and benefits of Justification of Faith. He tells us through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ death we have obtained peace with God. Sin was what put a barrier in between God and people. Justification take's away the guilt and makes a way for peace, by faith we lay hold of God's strenghts. A person needs nonthing more then to have God and Christ as a friend in their life to make them happy in this world. For we chose to either be his friend or his enemy by our own choosing. The tribulations (or troubles) of this world developed in Christians character that makes us useful here on earth, such as patience's and standing strong in the gospel and not flinching in times of trouble. It also helps us to depend on God to help us get through those things. The love of God is in us through the Holy Ghost or Spirit, for the Holy Ghost is God's love. In v.5 it tells us of the propitiation made by Christ for us. People were in a sad condition before Christ died for us, they were helpless creatures, guilty and sinful people no way out but by obeying the law totally which was not possible for man to do. In these verses it means one would hardly die for a righteous man an innocent man, one that is unjustly condemned. People might feel pity for this man but few would give their life for him. A good man means a usefully man who is barely a righteous man, who does good for themselves but not for others but are yet beloved by others, others would give there life for him. God might have commended his love some other way then through his son, but he wanted us to know how much he really did love us, by given his beloved son for our sins. In the book of John it tells us "greater love has no man". For God gave Christ for his enemies (sinner). Just as the commandment he has given us that we (christian) should love our enemies also. Justification and reconciliation are the first and primary fruits of the death of Jesus Christ our Lord. Sin is pardoned, the enmity slain by the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus and the precious blood he shed for the washing away or covering of our sins. Sin was in the world before the law was given. If the sin of the first man was not confined in its effects only to him who commited it but extended to those who as a whole human race were connected to him then greater the reason shall the grace which is of one Christ Jesus not end in him but embrace many under him also. |
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