We are Justified in Two Ways

[Vine Abider]

This may seem apparent, but I just got a fresh insight . . .

In my morning time it occurred to me that we are justified in two ways.  The most apparent is that the Perfect One, Christ, died in our place for us.  Therefore, legally, we are fully justified from all sin and shortcomings in God's sight.  The second way is that this Perfect One now lives in us and is our very life!  We are in Christ and He is in us - we share His life and are simply one with Him!

So therefore we are justified in two ways : legally and also according to life (i.e., outwardly & inwardly).

"We were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!"  (Romans 5:10)

[NConly]

47 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

This may seem apparent, but I just got a fresh insight . . .

In my morning time it occurred to me that we are justified in two ways.  The most apparent is that the Perfect One, Christ, died in our place for us.  Therefore, legally, we are fully justified from all sin and shortcomings in God's sight.  The second way is that this Perfect One now lives in us and is our very life!  We are in Christ and He is in us - we share His life and are simply one with Him!

So therefore we are justified in two ways : legally and also according to life (i.e., outwardly & inwardly).

"We were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!"  (Romans 5:10)

I would put a little twist on this.

you said

(The most apparent is that the Perfect One, Christ, died in our place for us. )

The perfect one yes without blemish . God the Father accepted him as the only propitiation. Grace Love

speaking legally Jesus fulfilled the old Law so that no one had to be servant to the Law.

One can not be servant to the Law and to Jesus.

[farouk]

3 minutes ago, NConly said:

I would put a little twist on this.

you said

(The most apparent is that the Perfect One, Christ, died in our place for us. )

The perfect one yes without blemish . God the Father accepted him as the only propitiation. Grace Love

speaking legally Jesus fulfilled the old Law so that no one had to be servant to the Law.

One can not be servant to the Law and to Jesus.

@NConly It's often forgotten that Hebrews 7.12 says that the law was changed and that Hebrews 7.19 shows that what we now have is better than the law.

[NConly]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

@NConly It's often forgotten that Hebrews 7.12 says that the law was changed and that Hebrews 7.19 shows that what we now have is better than the law.

Heb 10:

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

John 15

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

[Vine Abider]

Did it make sense that we are justified in two ways - by His death, and then by Him (the Perfect Lamb sacrifice) living in us?

[steve morrow]

JUSTIFIED 

 

PSALM 138:2  I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth  --- for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name ---

MATTHEW 12:36  but I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment 

--12:37--  for by thy words ---THOU  SHALT  BE  JUSTIFIED---  and by thy words thou shalt be condemned 

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST

[Marilyn C]

1 hour ago, steve morrow said:

JUSTIFIED 

 

PSALM 138:2  I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth  --- for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name ---

MATTHEW 12:36  but I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment 

--12:37--  for by thy words ---THOU  SHALT  BE  JUSTIFIED---  and by thy words thou shalt be condemned 

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST

Those scriptures were written in the time of Law and for those under the Law.

[Marilyn C]

13 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

Did it make sense that we are justified in two ways - by His death, and then by Him (the Perfect Lamb sacrifice) living in us?

I would say that it is Christ who justified us by His precious blood and now that He lives within this `justification` is being outworked in our daily lives. (praise the Lord)

[Wayne222]

We are justified only by the blood of Jesus nothing else. We are sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Jesus lives in us through the Holy Spirit and that shows our justification. But it does not justified us., Once’s your justified by his blood there is no condemnation. 

[Wayne222]

On 1/10/2024 at 9:59 AM, Vine Abider said:

Did it make sense that we are justified in two ways - by His death, and then by Him (the Perfect Lamb sacrifice) living in us?

No I would say brother you’re only justified by his blood. But we are freed from sin by Christ and that shows we are in him and justified. But you always have good posts.