08/18/2018
IT IS NOT COMPLICATED
Justification is the act of declaring or making you and I righteous in the sight of God. Our God is a Holy God and He cannot behold or relate with unholiness. In the Old Testament, man is justified by works, that is, by complying with the 10 commandments and the other 603 laws that make up the Torah. it means that forgiveness of man's sins depends on his performance, the onus is on man. However, the Gospel of Jesus as preached and taught by Apostle Paul is that Justification comes by faith which is by believing in Jesus Christ and receiving His finished work. This is the good news. Acts of the Apostles 13: 38-39 says "Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all all things, from which ye could not be justified by the the law of Moses." This is the whole essence of the good news, that is, all who believe in Jesus are forgiven of all their sins and are justified from all things. So, when the devil, the accuser of men comes to tell you that God is angry with you and you are being punished for your sins remind him that you are a believer in Jesus Christ therefore you have been made righteous because the anger of God for your sins has already been punished in the body of Jesus. It no longer about your works but what Jesus did for you on the cross, receive His grace through His finished work. Do according to the counsel of the Psalmist in Psalm 103, 'Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
My friend, it is not complicated, it is the good news indeed.
God bless you.