Romans 5:1

Roman 5:1

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

a. In this verse, the faith that initiated our justification making peace between God and us is not our faith, it is not our believing. Many Christians erroneously think they were justified when they believe, they think the peace between them and God started when they accepted Christ.

b. The act of faith, the believing and speaking that accomplished our justification was done by God when Jesus came out of the ground. When we were justified Jesus came out of the ground.

1). New American Standard Version: “He who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.”

2). Romans 5:1 cannot be studied without looking at it with Romans 4:25, the preceding verse.

“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:”

3). The resurrection of Jesus from the grave proved that the human race was justified and forgiven by the sacrifice of Christ.

4). Our part of faith in this is revealed in the next verse, Romans 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.”

c. Like wise the “peace” Romans 5:1 speaks of was not accomplished by anything that we’ve done, it was accomplished by the work of Christ. Isaiah 53:5 says, “…the chastisement of our peace was upon him…”

d. Jesus is our peace. Ephesians 2:14.

e. It is very significant Romans 4:17 is spoken within the context of our justification: Speaking of God the verse says, “…who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.” When we were declared justified by God, God raised Jesus from the dead, He was quickening us who were dead in sin and calling us who were sinners, justified and declaring peace between Him and us.