"Justified by Faith in Christ"

“Justified by Faith in Christ”

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!          Galatians 2:20-21



JUSTIFIED: Being just or right



In order for a person to be JUSTIFIED by FAITH in CHRIST JESUS, they MUST carry out certain things that are pertinent to being JUSTIFIED.   The first thing is, that they are drawn to JESUS CHRIST, by the HOLY SPIRIT of God, and CONVICTED, or experiencing the feeling of GUILT for their sinful lifestyle.  Then they MUST CONFESS those sins to GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And TURN AWAY FROM their sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO God. This is what the Apostle Paul said is, to be “CRUCIFIED with CHRIST, and I no longer live, but Christ LIVES in me.” “And LIVING by FAITH in the Son of God, who LOVED me and GAVE HIMSELF for me.”  This is being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST JESUS.  



JUSTIFICATION cannot be gained by GOOD WORKS!  Being JUSTIFIED, is OBTAINED ONLY by the GRACE of GOD, NOT by GOOD WORKS.  Good works are a REFLECTION of one’s FAITH in JESUS CHRIST.  If SALVATION, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and JUSTIFICATION, can be OBTAINED by GOOD WORKS, then CHRIST died for NOTHING!  WHY would He even have to come to earth, and SUFFER, BLEED and DIE, if JUSTIFICATION could be accomplished through our GOOD WORKS.



The ONLY WAY to be JUSTIFIED is through FAITH in JESUS CHRIST, and if you KEEP REJECTING Him, and continuing in your sinful lifestyle, then you are HEADED for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you’re there.  YOU, like the Apostle Paul said, needs to “be CRUCIFIED with CHRIST,” and YOU no longer live, but CHRIST LIVES in YOU.  And you LIVE by FAITH in the SON of GOD, who LOVED YOU and GAVE HIMSELF for YOU.  And BE JUSTIFIED by FAITH in CHRIST.



To do that you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  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.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and BE JUSTIFIED by YOUR FAITH in CHRIST JESUS.  Do this NOW, while you still can. He’s waiting and COMING SOON!!!