“Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”Romans 5:20 JUST AND THE JUSTIFIER WE HAVE SEEN the ungodly justified, and have considered the great truth, that only God can justify any man; we now come a step further and make the inquiry—How can a just …
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ALL OF GRACE – IT IS GOD THAT JUSTIFIETH
“Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Romans 5:20 “IT IS GOD THAT JUSTIFIETH” Romans 8:33 A WONDERFUL THING it is, this being justified, or made just. If we had never broken the laws of God we should not have needed it, for we …
Making Molehills Out Of Mountains
The Crisis Over Justification The crisis regarding the doctrine of justification that provoked the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century has not yet been resolved. Thus, the Reformation is by no means over. The dispute over justification that split the church back then threatens to …
Commentary On Romans 5:1-5
Romans 5:1–5 (ESV) 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of …
Sin Subdued By Grace
1 LORD, we confess our numerous faults, How great our guilt has been! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul! forever praise, Forever love His name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of …