Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
By faith, by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and his gospel (Romans 1:9 Romans 2:16 Romans 1:16), we are justified unto eternal life. We have the imputed righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith in his blood (Romans 4:24 Philippians 3:9).
There is nothing we have to do to keep this justification. Being justified means we are. We are justified by the propitiation of Christ and his cross (Romans 3:25 1 Corinthians 1:18 Colossians 1:20).
We are to have the full assurance of salvation (Colossians 2:2).
Error in regards to the assurance of our salvation comes from misunderstanding passages in Paul's epistles such as Philippians 2:12 Romans 11:22 Colossians 1:23 and 1 Timothy 4:16.
Error also occurs by the misapplication of God's dealings with Israel. Israel is promised salvation but does not receive it until the coming of Christ (1 Peter 1:13 Acts 3:19). Israel has to be righteous to obtain salvation in the kingdom (Deuteronomy 6:24-25 Matthew 5:20). Israel was to identify true believers by their fruit (Matthew 7:16). Israel has to endure to the end to be saved to enter the kingdom on earth (Matthew 24:13). If these conditions are misapplied to the church today it will produce loss of assurance.
We are created in Christ unto good works, but our salvation does not depend on them (Ephesians 2:10).
5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
It is by the Lord Jesus Christ that we access by faith this grace. We are to stand (Romans 8:37-39 1 Corinthians 15:1) and rejoice in hope, in full confidance of our expectation of glory (Romans 8:18).
5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
We have no strength to save ourselves anymore than we can keep our salvation.
5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We were sinners when Christ died for us and as such, helpless to save ourselves.
5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
We have now been justified by his blood and have been saved from wrath. How contrary to the truth to say we can, in any way, justify ourselves or keep our salvation when it is only by the blood of Christ that we are saved from wrath.
5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Being reconciled means we are reconciled to God, and can not be undone.
5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
We now have the atonement, or have been reconciled to God. There is nothing that can make us think this can be lost except error.
By faith, by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and his gospel (Romans 1:9 Romans 2:16 Romans 1:16), we are justified unto eternal life. We have the imputed righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith in his blood (Romans 4:24 Philippians 3:9).
There is nothing we have to do to keep this justification. Being justified means we are. We are justified by the propitiation of Christ and his cross (Romans 3:25 1 Corinthians 1:18 Colossians 1:20).
We are to have the full assurance of salvation (Colossians 2:2).
Error in regards to the assurance of our salvation comes from misunderstanding passages in Paul's epistles such as Philippians 2:12 Romans 11:22 Colossians 1:23 and 1 Timothy 4:16.
Error also occurs by the misapplication of God's dealings with Israel. Israel is promised salvation but does not receive it until the coming of Christ (1 Peter 1:13 Acts 3:19). Israel has to be righteous to obtain salvation in the kingdom (Deuteronomy 6:24-25 Matthew 5:20). Israel was to identify true believers by their fruit (Matthew 7:16). Israel has to endure to the end to be saved to enter the kingdom on earth (Matthew 24:13). If these conditions are misapplied to the church today it will produce loss of assurance.
We are created in Christ unto good works, but our salvation does not depend on them (Ephesians 2:10).
5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
It is by the Lord Jesus Christ that we access by faith this grace. We are to stand (Romans 8:37-39 1 Corinthians 15:1) and rejoice in hope, in full confidance of our expectation of glory (Romans 8:18).
5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
We have no strength to save ourselves anymore than we can keep our salvation.
5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We were sinners when Christ died for us and as such, helpless to save ourselves.
5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
We have now been justified by his blood and have been saved from wrath. How contrary to the truth to say we can, in any way, justify ourselves or keep our salvation when it is only by the blood of Christ that we are saved from wrath.
5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Being reconciled means we are reconciled to God, and can not be undone.
5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
We now have the atonement, or have been reconciled to God. There is nothing that can make us think this can be lost except error.
