“Having Peace with God”
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, let us have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And let us boast in the hope of the Glory of God. Romans 5:1-2
Having PEACE with God, is provided by God for the TRUE BELIEVER, because they have been JUSTIFIED or they have been declared innocent of their sins, through their FAITH in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. And they have ACCEPTED Him as their SAVIOR and LORD by FAITH. And through Him they have gained ACCESS by FAITH into GOD’S GRACE, and so we SHOULD BOAST in the HOPE of being able to SHARE in the GLORY of GOD.
An UNBELIEVER, however, does NOT possess the PEACE with GOD, in actuality, they have REBELLION against God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Having PEACE with GOD, is living by the SPIRIT of GOD, and being OBEDIENT to His WILL and WAYS. In other words, it is having a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, one that is FREE from the REBELLIOUS NATURE of an UNBELIEVER.
This RIGHT RELATIONSHIP is made possible, through the SACRIFICE of God’s Son, for the SALVATION of mankind. The shed BLOOD of JESUS, gives us ACCESS by FAITH into God’s AMAZING GRACE, in which we now stand. A REAL REASON to BOAST in the HOPE of sharing in the GLORY of GOD.
If you are an UNBELIEVER, you cannot have PEACE with God, but you are actually in CONFLICT with God, because of your SINS. In order for you to have PEACE with God, you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle and to TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. Then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God. And ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and GAIN an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, by ACCEPTING God’s gift of SALVATION, and HAVING PEACE with GOD. Do this NOW, while you still can. He’s waiting and COMING SOON!!!
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