The Fruits of Justification
5: 1-11
As we come to the fifth chapter of Romans, we find Paul answering one of the questions that would naturally arise in the minds of those who read his letter up to this point. He has told us that we have been saved by the redemption that we have in Yeshua Messiah, and describes the righteousness that has been purchased on our behalf on the cross. Our justification has delivered us from the guilt of sin so that the sin question has been settled. Negatively, it means that we will not have to come before Yeshua at the final judgment (see the commentary on Revelation, to see link click Fo – The Great White Throne Judgment); and positively, it means that we have an eternal home waiting for us in heaven (see the commentary on Revelation Fu – The New Jerusalem had a Great, High Wall with Twelve Gates). Now the question Paul will answer is this, “What about the here and now?”
Paul is going to show that there are certain benefits that accumulate to the believer right here and now when we trust Messiah (also see the commentary on The Life of Christ Bw – What God does for Us at the Moment of Faith). These are benefits that the world is very concerned with and would like to have. Today many unbelievers are spending a lot of money trying to attain the things that believers already have. That doesn’t mean that all believers are enjoying them; however, God has put them on the table for you, and all you have to do is to reach across and take them: Praise be ADONAI, Father of our Lord Yeshua Messiah, who in Messiah has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heaven (Ephesians 1:3).106
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