This morning I
looked at Romans 5:1 Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I won't go
into why the "therefore" is there because that would be in previous
chapters. I did note that "having been" is written in the past tense
which means if I'm a believer it is already done. Just like if I "had
been" to the grocery store it would mean I had already been there. Because
I am justified, I now have peace with God through (by way of) our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Most of my
study tools are packed right now due to early spring rain, but I was able to
use my Strong's Concordance to look up the greek meaning for the word
justified. It said "to justify, vindicate (to set FREE), declare righteous
(free from guilt, morally right) to put someone in a proper relationship with
another".
Then I looked
up 'justified' in my 1828 Webster dictionary to see what Noah Webster would
say. Justified said "to pardon and clear from guilt. To absolve (release),
or acquit (to set FREE, to release) from guilt and merited (due) punishment and
to accept as righteous on account of the merits of the Savior."
How did I
apply all this to me? I spend entirely too much time trying to do what has
already been (past tense) done!
Blessings-
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