Faith Venture

Read Romans Chapters 3:21-4:25

Paul introduces the concept of grace of God here. He emphasizes that that grace is available to everyone. Pause, reflect on that word everyone. Where in your life to you denigrate one type of human—by gender, race, culture, skin color, language, and so forth?

Paul states, “For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

Can I boast of God’s righteousness because I follow the Law? (Jews) Can I boast of God’s righteousness because I’m a good person? (Gentiles)

He continues, “No, rather through the law of faith. For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of gentiles also? Yes, of gentiles also, since God is one, and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.”

Paul then looks to the father of the faith—Abraham. He was reckoned right with God because of his faith. This faith happened before circumcision was invented. Long before Moses wrote the Law. Therefore, faith is the key to unlock God’s grace.

Paul also echoes Jesus’ words that the Law was not rejected. Rather, it was fulfilled. He tried to explain the complicated idea in his letter to the Galatians. The idea is through our faith we inherit God’s grace. The result of this is freedom. On the one hand, we no longer need worry about keeping every smallest detail of the Law for fear of separation from God. On the other hand, because we are living in faith and grace, we will naturally fulfill the requirements of the Law especially as defined by Jesus—

You shall love the Lord your God…and your neighbor as yourself.

This reflects the manifestation of Grace as defined by John Wesley:

Justifying Grace – This is the grace through which God pardons sin and declares the believer righteous. It’s received through faith and represents the moment of conversion or being “born again.” This grace removes the guilt and penalty of sin.

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