JUSTIFICATION
Sunday
Morning: April 18, 2004
Text: Romans 4:25 "Who was delivered
for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."
1
Corinthians 15:14 "And if Christ be not risen,
then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain."
Hebrews
11:6
"But without faith it is impossible to please
him:”
A popular teaching today,
and that of John Calvin, is that the moment we believe on Jesus Christ we are
justified. Being justified means we become as impeccable as Jesus Christ in
standing and position though we live in a sinful state and in an unrighteous
condition. They teach that the noun faith is equivalent with the verb believe.
This is grievous error creating confusion and contradiction in the Word.
Romans
8:32-34 "He that spared not his own
Son, but delivered him (for our offences, 4:25) up
for us all, . . 33. Who shall
lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God
that justifieth [present active participle]. 34. Who is he
that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that
is risen again (for our justification, 4:25), who is even
at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us (that we might be
justified)."
Matthew
7:21-23 "Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will
of my Father which is in heaven. 22. Many will say to me in that day,
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23. And then will I
profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
Matthew
22:11-12 "And when the king came in to see the
guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12. And
he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
And he was speechless."
1
John 1:7-9 "But if we walk in the light, as he is
in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8. If we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Acts
13:39 "And by him (our
resurrected High Priest) all that believe [present active,
not an event] are justified [present passive, not an event]
from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of
Moses."
Luke
8:13 ". . .when they hear, receive the word
with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe [present
active indicative], and in time of temptation fall away."
Romans
3:22 "Even the righteousness of God which
is by faith (pleasing God) of Jesus Christ unto
all and upon all them that believe [present
active, continuous believing]: for there is no difference:"
Romans
3:26 "To declare, I say, at this time
his righteousness: that he might [to] be just, and the justifier
[present active] of him which believeth [present active]
in Jesus."
John
3:18 "He that believeth [present active
participle, faith] on him is not condemned [being judged, present
passive]: but he that believeth [present active participle]
not is condemned [judged, perfect passive] already, because
he hath not believed [perfect active, and does not continue to
believe in the present] in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (the
mysteries of the kingdom of God. Luke 8:9-11)"
Romans
3:27-28 "Where is boasting then? It is excluded.
By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith (pleasing God).
28. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified [present
passive] by faith (pleasing God) without [cwriv in addition to] the deeds of the
law (moral and not ceremonial law)."
2
Corinthians 11:28 "Beside [cwriv in addition to] those things that are without
(persecution), that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the
churches."
Matthew
14:21 "And they that had eaten were about five
thousand men, beside [cwriv, in addition to] women and children."
Galatians
2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified [present
passive] by the works of the law, but by the faith (pleasing
God) of [from] Jesus Christ, even we
have believed [aorist active indicative] in Jesus Christ (common salvation), that [in order that] we (in the future)
might be justified [aorist passive subjunctive] by [ejk out from] the faith (pleasing
God) of [from] Christ, and not by the works of the law (alone): for by the
works of the law shall no flesh be justified [future
passive indicative]."
Galatians
3:11 "But that no man is justified by
the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall
live by faith (pleasing God)."
Luke
1:6 "And they (Zacharias,
Elizabeth) were both righteous [just] before God, walking
[present middle, for themselves] in all the commandments and ordinances
(does not apply today) of the Lord blameless."
James
2:20-25 "But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith
(alone) without works is dead? 21. Was not Abraham
our father justified by works (in addition to faith), when he had
offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22. Seest thou how faith (pleasing
God) wrought with his works, and by works was faith (pleasing
God) made perfect [complete]? 23. And the scripture was fulfilled
which saith, Abraham believed (Genesis 15:6) God, and it (justification,
v.21) was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
Friend of God. 24. Ye see then how that by works (in addition
to faith) a man is justified [present passive], and not by faith
only. 25. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by
works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another
way?"
Acts
14:22 "Confirming the souls of the disciples,
and exhorting them to continue in the faith (pleasing
God), and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom
of God."
Colossians 1:22-23 "In the body of his flesh through
death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in
his sight: 23. If ye continue in the faith (pleasing
God) grounded and settled, and be not moved away
from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was
preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a
minister;"
1
Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed
to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
1
Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money . . . they have
erred from the faith. . ."
2
Timothy 2:18 "Who concerning the truth have erred,
saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow
the faith of some."
Galatians
5:6 " faith which worketh by love."
Romans
10:17 "So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Romans
4:2-5 "For if Abraham were justified by works
(alone), he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3. For
what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God (Genesis 15:6, after he was
saved), and it (justification) was counted [reckoned]
unto him for righteousness. 4. Now to him that worketh [present
middle, for himself, alone) is the reward not reckoned [counted]
of grace (by faith 5:2), but of debt. 5. But to him that worketh
[present middle, for himself, along] not, but believeth [present active]
on him that justifieth [present active] the ungodly, his faith (believe
as a present active participle) is counted [present active] for righteousness."
2
Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in
the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus
Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates [disapproved (chargeable)]?"
James
1:12 "Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation: for when he is tried [approved, (unchargeable)], he shall receive
the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them
that love him."