Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

 

(Romans 3:25-26) Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Today, the church omits “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” and refers to the back part. It is said that if you believe, you will be justified free of charge by the grace of God. Without redemption, you cannot be forgiven of sins, but because you believed in Jesus, you were said to have been forgiven through His blood. However, since God was bought for the blood of Jesus to those who repent, this is a free grace. The price of sin is death. If a sinner does not die, he cannot escape from sin. He must pay the price. However, God made his Son pay the price of death for those who repent.

What is repentance? Realizing that he is dying to God, he is united with Jesus Christ on the cross. People today take the price of sin too easy. And they try to pass all the sins to Jesus. So, they do not die themselves. They say that Jesus is Lord, and they love the world. God is not paying the blood price for those who believe in Jesus, but for the dead with Jesus. Those who died with Jesus become those who are in Christ Jesus. Where is the blood price paid? It is made with peace offerings in the Holy of Holies.『Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood his, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 』

Before the Israelites Exodus, 10 plagues came down from God. To escape the death of the firstborn, the people paint the door with the blood of the lamb, and God had the lamb ready a few days ago. And God ordered the sheep to be killed four days later. And the lamb is grilled over the fire and eaten. He told me not to eat raw or boiled. Wearing shoes, holding a cane, eating urgently, and not leaving meat until morning. When meat is left, burn it with fire. This is the Lamb of the Passover. The Bible describes the meat of a lamb much longer than the blood of a lamb. Today the church only emphasizes the blood of the Lamb. In other words, only the forgiveness of sins is emphasized. However, eating the meat of a lamb means being associated with the dead lamb. The church doesn't say that it should be united with the death of Jesus Christ.

By eating the meat of the lamb, “the meat of the dead sheep” becomes one with the “one who ate the meat”. This faith becomes a justified faith. This means that God passed over the sinner's previous sins and showed his righteousness. Many churches today say that just by believing in Jesus, he gains forgiveness of sins and becomes righteous. Nothing happens unless the sinner repents and is united with the death of Jesus. This is the word for those who repent and are born again who are saved if they believe. Those who are chosen from God receive the gift of faith and believe what Jesus Christ has accomplished.

God wants everyone to be saved. The Bible says that not everyone will be saved if they just believe in Jesus. Just trusting in Jesus does not apply the blood of Jesus. God forgives sinners' sins, but he does not forgive evil. When a sinner dies with Jesus, the evil (greed) in the sinner dies. That is why God sees evil death and forgives sins. The evil in the sinner cannot be eliminated by himself. Only for those who repent, God gives them the opportunity to die. That is the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Because greed is an idol. Idol is the heart of greed who wants to be like God.

 

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