All Miss the Target
“Yet now, apart from law, a righteousness of God is manifest (being attested by the law and the prophets), yet a righteousness of God through Jesus Christ’s faith, for all, and on all who are believing, for there is no distinction, for all sinned and are wanting of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:21-23 CLNT)
The Greek word for sin means to miss the target. The result of "Jesus Christ’s faith" is the salvation, justification and reconciliation of ALL who miss the mark. Our own faith plays no part in our salvation, reconciliation and justification. Salvation is our target but shooting at it with our own faith will miss every time.
So what does it mean when he says Jesus Christ's faith is “for all, and on all who are believing”? Glad you asked.
The salvation, justification and reconciliation of all mankind is a done deal because of the love, grace and mercy of God, and "Jesus Christ’s faith". It is “for” all mankind. However, it is believing this truth which enables us to appreciate what God has done and have the peace and joy of our salvation - it is “on all who are believing” in the sense that you now have a realization of it.
But as long as a person depends on their own faith to save them, they will never be certain. And as long as one believes that the judgment of God is annihilation or eternal conscious torment for those who do not have faith, they can never have true joy and peace. They need to change their mind - repent!
“…do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance.” (Romans 2:5)
The man who comes to the knowledge that mankind’s salvation is the result of the grace of a loving God and Jesus Christ’s faith are to…
“…gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” (2 Timothy 2:25-26)
The devil’s job is not to cause us to sin, but to cause us to deny what God says. Acknowledging that God is the savior of all mankind by His Grace and “Jesus Christ’s faith “ will lead one to meaningful “repentance”. The Greek word for repentance means to change one’s mind. In the context of our opinion of God, it means to change our mind about God being one who would condemn his creatures to annihilation or eternal torment for their unbelief, to the God who sent his Son “to seek and save the lost”.
When we accept and believe this, then we embrace its joy and peace, and...
“Today salvation has come to this home…for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:9-10)
The Greek word for sin means to miss the target. The result of "Jesus Christ’s faith" is the salvation, justification and reconciliation of ALL who miss the mark. Our own faith plays no part in our salvation, reconciliation and justification. Salvation is our target but shooting at it with our own faith will miss every time.
So what does it mean when he says Jesus Christ's faith is “for all, and on all who are believing”? Glad you asked.
The salvation, justification and reconciliation of all mankind is a done deal because of the love, grace and mercy of God, and "Jesus Christ’s faith". It is “for” all mankind. However, it is believing this truth which enables us to appreciate what God has done and have the peace and joy of our salvation - it is “on all who are believing” in the sense that you now have a realization of it.
But as long as a person depends on their own faith to save them, they will never be certain. And as long as one believes that the judgment of God is annihilation or eternal conscious torment for those who do not have faith, they can never have true joy and peace. They need to change their mind - repent!
“…do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance.” (Romans 2:5)
The man who comes to the knowledge that mankind’s salvation is the result of the grace of a loving God and Jesus Christ’s faith are to…
“…gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” (2 Timothy 2:25-26)
The devil’s job is not to cause us to sin, but to cause us to deny what God says. Acknowledging that God is the savior of all mankind by His Grace and “Jesus Christ’s faith “ will lead one to meaningful “repentance”. The Greek word for repentance means to change one’s mind. In the context of our opinion of God, it means to change our mind about God being one who would condemn his creatures to annihilation or eternal torment for their unbelief, to the God who sent his Son “to seek and save the lost”.
When we accept and believe this, then we embrace its joy and peace, and...
“Today salvation has come to this home…for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:9-10)