YOUR JUSTIFICATION IS BY GRACE

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
  Phil. 3:9 "And be found him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith."
       Our union with Christ Jesus, has moved us out of the place of guilt and God’s wrath into a place of innocence before God and a loving relationship with him. God declares us “Not Guilty” because Jesus has done all that is necessary to guarantee our salvation.It is like a bank guarantee: which covers a business transaction against failure due to financial shortage.If the businessman is not able able to pay the bills , the bank finances the project to ensure completion.That is what the blood of Jesus did for humanity. This is something religion can not do: under religion we remain perpetually under the bondage of sin and guilt and there is no guarantee for salvation. 
      God is the judge and He alone is the lawgiver,the scripture says in Ps. 50:6  "And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge."He is able to save and also destroy (James, 4:12)and God judges through Jesus Christ according to the gospel ( Rom 2:16)
         We were once guilty before God and deserved eternal condemnation (Rom 6:23). Those who have not received Jesus Christ are guilty before God because they rejected the redeeming grace or guarantee, insurance to salvation that comes through Jesus Christ( Rom. 3:19,20 Gal 3:22)
            Trespassing one of  God’s commandments automatically evokes condemnation ( Lev. 6:4) it takes breaking one of God's laws to be a sinner deserving eternal damnation ( Jas. 2:10-13) this includes the misuse of God’s Name (Exd. 20:7; Deu. 5:11) Idol worship (Eze. 22:4) hatred against God’s people ( Isa. 26:9)
         The old testament prescribed the confession of one's sins while offering a trespass offering as a cure for guilt (Lev. 5:46) but a person still struggled with condemnation of the conscience, the scriptures says in 
.Heb 9:9-10 "...sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper."  Old testament religious rituals could not take away the burden of guilt.
    Sinning unintentionally meant one was guilty according to God's laws , the scriptures say Lev 4:13 "'If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, they are guilty. "NIV also Lev 4:22 says  "'When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, he is guilty. and verse 28 says "'If a member of the community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord's commands, he is guilty. NIV
    The effect of sin can be transferred from generation to generation ( Exd. 34:7) children have been known to suffer from the effect of the drug addiction of their mother while in the mother's womb.This is an example of how a person could suffer the negative effects of the sins of the parents , persons have been known to  inherit the parents debts and enemies after their demise. This does not mean that a person can inherit a curse from his or her parents. The scriptures says in Ezek 18:20 "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."  KJV
         When a person receives Jesus as lord and saviour, all guilt  are erased and they are declared not guilty because Jesus took upon Himself all our sins ,present, past and future and nailed them to His cross, the scriptures says in Col 1:13-14 "[The Father] has delivered and  drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, In Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins." AMP
Prayer of commitment : Heavenly father, I make a commitment to live a life according to your will in true holiness and justification Amen
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