"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into the grace in which we stand." Romans 5:1-2

Let us look into these two verses from last week to see how Scripture expands upon them. Concerning justified the Amplified Bible used acquitted, declared righteous and given a right standing with God. "Vine's Expository Dictionary" tells us that the Greek word for 'being justified' indicates the definite time at which each person, upon the exercise of faith, was justified.

Vine's also tells us, the Greek word for faith is defined: "primarily, firm persuasion, a conviction based upon hearing.is used in the New Testament always of faith in God or Christ, or things spiritual."

"And Jesus answered saying to them, have faith in God." Mark 11:22

"Nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus." Galatians 2:16

"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17

In Galatians 5:6, the Apostle Paul is explaining neither circumcision nor uncircumcision saves: "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avail anything, but faith working through love."

In John 3:1-29 Jesus witnesses to Nicodemus concerning things of God and of the Kingdom of God. Many are very familiar to you, especially the need to be born again, then He takes him back to the Old Testament. "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, Vs. 14 Then the call to believe: "That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so LOVED the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Vs. 15-16  (My emphasis)

God made a promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations and of this, we see in Romans: "For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Romans 4:13 And, "Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham." Vs. 16 (See Genesis
17:4-6)

I have barely touched the surface of our verse, but I sincerely hope you will use some of these verses to do a personal study. You will be greatly blessed.

Once again from the Amplified Bible Romans 5:1,
"Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One.)

Thank You Lord for loving us to death of self and to new life in Christ! Amen