Romans Five One
Romans 5:1 (KJV) “1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”
Justification means that we stand blameless before God having been acquitted of all charges. We are not guilty. Since this is the case, we are at peace with God. Trusting God for righteousness completes the reconciliation between us. In 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 tell us that God was in Christ reconciling us to Himself. By placing our faith in Him, we have agreed with Him about our sin, our inability to help ourselves, and Jesus being our only hope of glory. Verse 21 of the same passage in 2 Corinthians 5 tells us that He made us be the righteousness of God in Jesus.
Isaiah 32:17-18 (KJV) has some interesting things to say about righteousness. “17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”
Righteousness brings peace. Peace is evidence of righteousness. Peace with God was accomplished for us by Jesus. Notice how this is explained in Colossians 1:19-22 (KJV) “19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
Jesus made peace between God and humanity at the cross. By Jesus, God reconciled us to Himself. He went even farther in reconciling all things whether in heaven or on earth to Himself. This shows that the entire system of life is now working as it should. People are once again able to have an intimate relationship with God. All that is required is belief. Agreeing with God about the fact that, by virtue of imperfection (sinfulness) one is unable to make oneself righteous and acceptable to God. Therefore, the passage links peace and reconciliation with holiness and blamelessness. It goes so far as to say He has made you unreprovable, which is to say, beyond reproach, beyond accusation.
As we read in Romans 5:1, “being justified by faith, we have peace with God.” This is the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the truth about you, saint.
