Romans 5:1
Here at the beginning of this passage, Apostle Paul continued his argument, setting forth an explanation of justification, the last word of 4:25. “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (v.1), through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (v.2).
According to Vine’s Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words justified comes from the Greek word “dikaioo,” meaning to declare righteous or not guilty. When a sinner repents and is forgiven of his / her sins, God declares them justified by their faith. In other words, God declares that repentant men, no matter how depraved they once were, are free from guilt. He acquits them of sin, making them acceptable to Him and counts them righteous “in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God” (6:11).
Being that believers have been justified by faith, Paul said, for that reason, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have harmony with Him. “Peace with God means that our problem with sin has been settled by the blood of Christ” (Wiersbe). We are no longer His enemies; we are in relationship with Him; therefore, we are now His friends. In order for us to be reconciled to Him, He took away man’s hostility toward Him through the death of His Son (v.10). Thank God for giving us faith, making us justified, and giving us peace through His SonJesus Christ.
Lift your voice and give God glory!