Understanding Justification: Our New Identity in Christ
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "For whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. What Paul is saying everyone is able to be called a child of God. Everyone. We like to put up barriers in our humanity. And what Paul is saying, when he uses the terms Jew and Greek, he's referring to the known world at that point. And he's saying it doesn't make a difference. Your nationality, race, your sex, all of that, doesn't make a difference. All can be called a child of God." [15:28]
2. "Jesus Christ died on the cross so we could live a new life. He didn't die on the cross so we could mope around so we could still be under the chains of bondage. He died so we could live a life like we have never lived before. A life full of love of peace of joy. One that is able to persevere and endure the trials of this world with strength and assurance because we are children of God." [28:15]
3. "We are no longer under the threat of penalty of sin. All of our sins have been covered by the blood of Christ. And we are now free to live a new life. But I've been a pastor long enough to know this. There's more than one here. You're saying, yeah, but pastor you don't know all that I've done. You don't know the deep dark corners of my life. No, but God does. You think you're actually hiding something from God?" [23:48]
4. "What can we do in response to God's gracious pardon? And the answer is simple. We simply live a holy life because God has declared us righteous. I want to read Romans 6 beginning in verse 1. What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? It may never be. How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" [31:50]
5. "So we're to understand justification as a free gift from God, whereas He declares us His children today. We also understand that justification comes to us under one condition. Our high priest who stands between us and God pleading our case when we repent of our sins and the Holy Spirit applies the benefits of justification to us as God's children." [17:56]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Some of us do that it breaks my heart when I come across Christians who have been in the church for decades and they say no I believe in Jesus but I know he just can't forgive me of this one thing. And they hold on to that. And I just I want to grab them one and hug them but also two do you not understand your faith? When we're justified God erases all of that. There is no condemnation. None. None by others and more specifically none by God." [27:20]
2. "Justification is a massive topic one that doesn't get preached enough how many times have you been told in your life you are holy you are righteous not too many right the world will tell us what we're not God tells us what we are let me say that again God tells us what we are we are His children created in His image we are meant designed created to live a holy life." [39:13]
3. "What does justification bring to us? It brings us into a right relationship with God. Romans 5, 1 says this, Therefore, having been justified by God, by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have peace with God. We talked about this a little bit in my life group this morning. We have terms pre-salvation, right? I already talked about them. Children of wrath, sons of disobedience." [21:14]
4. "In God's forgiveness, our sins are taken away, and with justification, divine righteousness is given to us. Maybe you've never heard that before. There's a lot that happens in the moment we are saved. It's not just that we're saved and Christ forgives us. There's actually other things that are happening, and we're zeroing in on that this morning. And I want you to understand this, and I'm kind of pausing from the sermon for a moment, because you need to hear these things, because they impact how we view our relationship with God." [12:55]
5. "I used to stumble on that why does Paul always call the church saints because Paul understood justification if what Paul is teaching what I am teaching this morning is true in the moment of salvation you are not only saved but you are declared righteous in other words you are saints that's why he's making the statement you're a saint now now go live like that that is your mission for the Father has declared you holy and righteous now be that example to the world." [45:54]
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1. "For whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. What Paul is saying everyone is able to be called a child of God. Everyone. We like to put up barriers in our humanity. And what Paul is saying, when he uses the terms Jew and Greek, he's referring to the known world at that point. And he's saying it doesn't make a difference. Your nationality, race, your sex, all of that, doesn't make a difference. All can be called a child of God." [15:28]
2. "Jesus Christ died on the cross so we could live a new life. He didn't die on the cross so we could mope around so we could still be under the chains of bondage. He died so we could live a life like we have never lived before. A life full of love of peace of joy. One that is able to persevere and endure the trials of this world with strength and assurance because we are children of God." [28:15]
3. "We are no longer under the threat of penalty of sin. All of our sins have been covered by the blood of Christ. And we are now free to live a new life. But I've been a pastor long enough to know this. There's more than one here. You're saying, yeah, but pastor you don't know all that I've done. You don't know the deep dark corners of my life. No, but God does. You think you're actually hiding something from God?" [23:48]
4. "What can we do in response to God's gracious pardon? And the answer is simple. We simply live a holy life because God has declared us righteous. I want to read Romans 6 beginning in verse 1. What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? It may never be. How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" [31:50]
5. "So we're to understand justification as a free gift from God, whereas He declares us His children today. We also understand that justification comes to us under one condition. Our high priest who stands between us and God pleading our case when we repent of our sins and the Holy Spirit applies the benefits of justification to us as God's children." [17:56]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Some of us do that it breaks my heart when I come across Christians who have been in the church for decades and they say no I believe in Jesus but I know he just can't forgive me of this one thing. And they hold on to that. And I just I want to grab them one and hug them but also two do you not understand your faith? When we're justified God erases all of that. There is no condemnation. None. None by others and more specifically none by God." [27:20]
2. "Justification is a massive topic one that doesn't get preached enough how many times have you been told in your life you are holy you are righteous not too many right the world will tell us what we're not God tells us what we are let me say that again God tells us what we are we are His children created in His image we are meant designed created to live a holy life." [39:13]
3. "What does justification bring to us? It brings us into a right relationship with God. Romans 5, 1 says this, Therefore, having been justified by God, by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have peace with God. We talked about this a little bit in my life group this morning. We have terms pre-salvation, right? I already talked about them. Children of wrath, sons of disobedience." [21:14]
4. "In God's forgiveness, our sins are taken away, and with justification, divine righteousness is given to us. Maybe you've never heard that before. There's a lot that happens in the moment we are saved. It's not just that we're saved and Christ forgives us. There's actually other things that are happening, and we're zeroing in on that this morning. And I want you to understand this, and I'm kind of pausing from the sermon for a moment, because you need to hear these things, because they impact how we view our relationship with God." [12:55]
5. "I used to stumble on that why does Paul always call the church saints because Paul understood justification if what Paul is teaching what I am teaching this morning is true in the moment of salvation you are not only saved but you are declared righteous in other words you are saints that's why he's making the statement you're a saint now now go live like that that is your mission for the Father has declared you holy and righteous now be that example to the world." [45:54]
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