WHAT FLOWS FROM OUR JUSTIFICATION
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Romans 5:1–5 (ESV) — 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
I. PEACE WITH GOD
I. PEACE WITH GOD
Romans 5:1 (ESV) — 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:10–11 (ESV) — 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
II. ACCESS BY FAITH
II. ACCESS BY FAITH
Romans 5:2 (ESV) —2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:18 (ESV) — 18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
III. REJOICE IN HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD
III. REJOICE IN HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD
Romans 5:2 (ESV) —2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
1 Peter 1:3–6 (ESV) — 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, …6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials…
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
IV. REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERINGS
IV. REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERINGS
Romans 5:3–5 (ESV) —3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
James 1:2–3 (ESV) — 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:4 (ESV) — 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Personal awareness of God, and interchange with God, characterized a man of faith like Abraham; believers walking in that same faith find an abundance of love inside them from and for God. “Poured” implies abundance—not drips but a flowing stream. “Given” is in the passive voice and points to God the generous giver.[1]
[1] Yarbrough, R. W. (2020). Romans. In I. M. Duguid, J. M. Hamilton Jr., & J. Sklar (Eds.), Romans–Galatians: Vol. X (p. 86). Crossway.