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Romans 3: 26, “for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” (NASB)
The previous verse speaks to the sinners under the Law, now this verse speaks to us. Since God is Just and the Justifier we that believe are imputed with Christ’s righteousness through our faith.

Mercy and truth are so met together, righteousness and peace have so kissed each other, Read more…

Romans 3: 25, “whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His Blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;” (NASB)
The big word in this verse is propitiation; it is the act of getting rid of the sin that was between God and man. We need to go back to the Old Testament to really get its meaning. The Mercy Seat was the golden cover atop the Ark of the Covenant, Exodus 25: 17- 22. The Mercy Seat is where God (LORD God Jehovah) and sinful man (the Priest) met on the Day of Atonement. The priest would sprinkle the blood of the sin and burnt offering in front of the Mercy Seat seven times and on the Mercy Seat once to make atonement for Israel.

The Mercy Seat had two angels on either side of it facing each other but looking down. They were looking at the Testimony, The Law, which Israel and man broke. When the blood of sacrifice was applied the angels now would be looking at the blood. Now if we can gasp this, we will be able to bring this into what propitiation is.

The Lord Jesus is our propitiation, propitiatory sacrifice, our Mercy Seat under the Law. Christ Jesus is our priest, our sacrifice, our altar, our all in all. The demonstration of His Righteousness is the fact the we are the ones that need to atone but His gives us Himself as the Atonement and all we have to do is walk, in faith, in what He has provided.

God’s forbearance or tolerance speaks directly of His Divinity. With all the sinning we did before we confessed the name of Jesus, God had the right to take us in our sins. But thank you Jesus His didn’t, Ephesians 2: 1- 9.

Romans 3: 24, “being justified freely by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus ;”(NASB)
Justified in the Greek means we are declared ‘not guilty’ by God. Freely carries the promise that any payment presented by the sinner not only is not accepted, but nullifies that which God has given freely. Ephesians 2: 9, “not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”(NASB)

Grace in Greek signified a favor done out of the spontaneous generosity of the heart without any expectation of return. When the Greeks exhibited grace, this favor of whatever nature was always done to one’s friend, never to an enemy. Read more…

Romans 3: 23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God,” (NASB)
The statement sums up why we need Jesus. God can not have sin around Him at all; He is a thrice Holy God. The idea that we come short of the glory of God means He can not look at us and see something worth salvaging. Think about it like this; God bought a worthless landfill to built His Kingdom so He’s got a lot of excavating to do. Isn’t that just wonderful God wants to use us for His Kingdom?

As we have learned sin means to miss the mark that God has set the standards which we have not come close to living up to them. Read more…

Romans 3: 22, “even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction.”(NASB)
As long as we have our faith in the Finished Work of the Cross we are made righteous. This means everybody, as along as you stay in Christ you are justified. This is an all emphatic statement.

Since there is one Saviour, there is one Salvation. The Love of God, John 3: 16, is for all who believe in Jesus. Now this does not mean that you just believe in Jesus of the history books. Read more…