All Freely Justified By Grace

Romans 3:24  

"Being justified freely by his grace through 

the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"

    From the universal need the Apostle turns to the all sufficient remedy. The Law and the Prophets hinted dimly at justification by faith, but did not unveil it. Gods way of justification is to impute righteousness to the believer. He places us in that position in law, before proceeding by the Holy Spirit to bring us into the condition of holiness.

    The perfect day is imputed to the dawn, the perfect flower to the seed, the finished picture to the sketch. As soon as we trust in Jesus we are viewed as standing in Him and justified before the Law; but before us lies the great work of assimilation to His perfect likeness by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

    My Friends, It is a sin to come short, "Rom 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,"(Rom. 3:23). And who among us fulfilled his possibilities of god likeness? " Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," (Rom. 3:24). Though justification costs us nothing but sacrifice of our pride, it has cost Christ His own blood. "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God," (Rom. 3:25).

    The propitiatory, or mercy seat, was the golden lid of the Ark which the high priest sprinkled with blood. Faith has no room in her household for vaunting and boasting. " Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith," (Rom. 3:27). The Law is best honored when the Lawgiver, dwelling within us, fulfills it through us. 

Amen!

Reading: Rom.(3:21-31)

Ref: HGSB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry

Battle Gear, "The Armor Of God"

Ephesians 6: 11 

"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may 

be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." 

   Paul has helped us understand the armor of God and how to use it, by taking the armor worn by a Roman solider and makes Spiritual applications to each one. First is The Girt (girdle) with Truth. This was no mere adornment for the soldier, but an essential part of his equipment. It holds his sword and other parts of his equipment in place. Truth is the truthfulness found in a true believer in Christ. Therefore, if a believers life is tainted with deceit and falsehood that forfeits the very thing that holds other pieces of his armor together. 
   The second piece of armor is The Breastplate of Righteousness. The breastplate of righteousness symbolizes the right acts as practice by the believer. The breastplate is to protect the heart of the soldier; therefore unrighteous acts committed by a Christian, rob him of the vital protection and expose his Spiritual heart to Satan. "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water," (Heb. 10:22).
   The third piece of armor is The Sandals of The Gospel. The Roman Soldiers wore sandals which were bound with straps over the instep around the ankle and sometimes up to the calf of the leg. The soles of the sandals were thickly studded with nails. This gave a Solider firm footing in time of attack. This refers to the assurance and confidence which comes from knowing the doctrinal truths of the gospel. "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" (1 Pet. 3:15). 
    The fourth piece of armor is The Shield of Faith. This is to me the most important piece of the Armor of God, because we control our own Faith and our Faith is what we stand on daily in Christ! A Soldier used his shield to protect him from all angles of attack, no matter which way he turned he had his shield to protect him. With Faith in our Lord And saviour Jesus Christ and God, The Father of all things from the beginning till the end, you are protected by your Faith.
    The fifth piece of armor is The Helmet of Salvation. The helmet of  course protected the head and brain. This piece of armor like the sandals refers to the intake of the Bible Doctrine, (ie) "lest ones eyes be blinded, his ears deafened, and his mind confused with the attacks from the world, the flesh and the devil.
The Sixth piece of armor is The Sword of The Spirit. This is the only offensive weapon listed among the various pieces of armor. The rest are defensive in nature. The sword of the Spirit identified to be the Word of God, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart," (Heb. 4:12).  Believers in Christ are commended to wear the armor of God daily, "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand, " (Eph. 6:13).
   My Friends, God has provided everything we need to live in this world today.  It may not be what we planned or what we thought our life would be like,  but it doesn't matter. We are where we are today because that's God's plan in our life. Now think how many times you might have veered off the path that God put you on, maybe that's why somethings you thought would be never become. One thing for sure God has taken care of everything that His Children need to be united with Him in Eternity. Will You Be There? 

  Remembering Memorial  Day

God Bless Those  Who Gave All

The Cross Life Ministry  

Minister Robert A. Lail