JUSTIFICATION
Sunday Morning: February 2, 2003
Text: Galatians 2:16-21 "Knowing
that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of
Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified
by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of
the law shall no flesh be justified.
17.
But if,
while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found
sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
18.
For if I
build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19. For
I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
20.
I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
21.
I do not
frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by
the law, then Christ is dead in vain."
Galatians
2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified [present
passive indicative] by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus
Christ, even we have believed [aorist active indicative]
in Jesus Christ, . . "
Acts
16:31 "And they [Paul and Silas] said, Believe
[aorist active imperative] on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved [future passive indicative],
and thy house."
Galatians
2:16 ". . . we have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be justified (we might not be
justified if we depart from the faith) by the (unfailing) faith of
Christ . ." (Christ did not depart from the faith)
Romans
8:33 "Who shall lay any thing to the charge
of God's elect [chosen]? It is God that justifieth."
Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, . . ., 21. Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: . . , that they which do
such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God."
Romans
8:30 "Moreover whom he did predestinate,
them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified:
and whom he justified, them he also glorified."
Galatians
2:17 "But if, while we (Paul and
brethren 1:1) seek [present active] to be justified by
Christ . ."
Romans
4:25 "(Christ) . . . was raised
(to the Father’s right hand) again for our justification."
Hebrews
8:1 ". . We have such an high priest,
who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty. . ."
Hebrews
12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the
author and finisher (perfecter)
of our faith; who . . . is set down at the right hand of
the throne of God." (to allow faith to work)
1
Corinthians 15:14 "And if Christ be not risen,
then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also
vain."
Romans
3:24 "Being justified [present
active] freely by his grace through the redemption (from
the bondage of serving sin thus to be chargeable) that is in Christ Jesus:"
Romans
3:26 "To declare, . . . that he might
be just, and the justifier [present active participle] of
him which [out from] believeth [faith (living by unfailing
faith)] in [of] Jesus (Jesus had unfailing faith)."
Romans
3:28 "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified
by faith without [beside] the deeds of the law (being just)."
1
Corinthians 6:11 "And such were some of you: but ye are
washed (unchargeable), but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in
[by] the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our
God."
Revelation 19:13 "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:
and his name is called The Word of God."
Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God."
Luke 8:10-11 "And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see,
and hearing they might not understand. 11. Now the parable is this: The
seed is the word of God."
Galatians 2:21 "I do not frustrate the grace of
God: for if righteousness (of faith) come by the law, then Christ
is dead (thanatos death in the garden) in vain."
Romans
5:1-2 "Therefore being justified by
(continued) faith, we have (are at) peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2. By whom (Christ, our high
priest) also we have access by (continued) faith into
this grace wherein we stand (justified by His grace), and
rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
Galatians 5:4-5 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you
are justified by the law; ye are fallen from
grace. 5. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of
righteousness by faith."
Hebrews 12:28-29 "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let
us [may we] have grace, whereby we may serve (works)
God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29. For our God is
a consuming fire."
Luke 17:7-10 "But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding
cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit
down to meat? 8. And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith
I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and
drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 9. Doth
[mh
ecei,
present active, not esteemeth] he thank [grace] that servant (he
did not esteem grace) because he did the things that were commanded
him (obedient to the commandments only, there was no faith)? I trow not.
10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded
you, say, We are unprofitable servants (chargeable): we
have done that which was our duty to do (ye were just but did not live by
faith)."
Titus 3:7 "That being justified by his grace, we should
be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."