Righteousness Through Faith

Romans 3:21-28

Righteousness Through Faith
21But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

Bee's Thoughts:

ALL HAVE SINNED. Yes, no exception. Thank God that though all, including me, have sinned He has paid the penalty of sin so that we may live when we accept Christ. We need the blood of Christ to cleanse us daily.

Dear Lord,
Thank You for Your cleansing blood that washes me white as snow. May I share this good news with people around me that they too can experience Your forgiveness too.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.


Tommy's Thoughts:

We can easily jump into conclusion for things we yet to understand fully or even know at all. I heard from non-believers before that Christianity is complicated, convoluted, impractical and even restricting. Sometimes, I wonder do they really know what Christianity is really about and how amazingly simple it actually is?

Christianity can actually be understood for everyone in one simple paragraph:

“Everyone has sinned and fall short of God’s glory (v23) and will be eternally separated from God. But because of God’s love for us, all our sins can be forgiven forever and our relationship with Him can be restored through our faith in Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.”

It is enough to begin our new life in Christ by believing in faith the above. And through His grace and the discernment given by the Holy Spirit, we will soon experience a transformation in our lives as we will begin to understand and know the other aspects of Christianity and applying them in both our thoughts and conducts.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for stirring up my faith in You again through this weekend prayer retreat. Thank You for teaching me the importance in prayer, to begin with prayer in everything do and pursue; that prayer is not a suffix or prefix to my work but the real work itself. Remind me of this always. I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.