Justification Heritage Reformed Congregation the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; “And for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.” ~ This is the first mention of the great doctrine of justification in the Bible—that is, being seen as by God. The same “righteous” Sunday January 14, 2018 Hebrew word is translated in : was a just man.” The “just” “Noah reason why Noah was seen as righteous and therefore as just, or justified before God, was that found grace in the eyes of “Noah the LORD” . This is the first mention of in the Bible. The “grace” ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” “Come, first mention of or is also associated with “faith” “belief” Psalm 34:11 justification. believed in the LORD; and he counted it “[Abraham] to him for righteousness” . Hull, Iowa 712.439.1630 Thus, justification is by grace through faith in the Old Testament Pastor: Rev. Bartel Elshout and certainly in the New. justified freely by his grace “Being E-mail: Cell #: 712-451-9302 – through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” and also “being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Worship Services: 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM Christ” ; 5:1. Online services available on hullhrc.com or sermonaudio.com/hullhrc Member Church of HRC Denomination Justification—that is, seen and proclaimed as perfectly Bulletin information to lindamvanbeek@aol.com righteous, even in spite of past sins—must of course be authorized by God the Creator. is God that justifieth” . That “It God can indeed be both and the justifier of him which “just, believeth in Jesus” is based entirely on the substitutionary death and bodily resurrection of Christ, who conquered death. “Being now justified by his blood,” the Lord Jesus Christ delivered “was for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” ; 4:25. Now, although we are freely justified by grace through faith, such justification inevitably generates good works also, for works a “by man is justified, and not by faith only” . Dr. Henry M. Morris
Justification “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.” This is the first mention of the great doctrine of justification in the Bible—that is, being seen as “righteous” by God. The same Hebrew word is translated “just” in : “Noah was a just man.” The reason why Noah was seen as righteous and therefore as just, or justified before God, was that “Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD” . This is the first mention of “grace” in the Bible. The first mention of “faith” or “belief” is also associated with justification. “[Abraham] believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness” . Thus, justification is by grace through faith in the Old Testament and certainly in the New. “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” and also “being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” ; 5:1. Justification—that is, seen and proclaimed as perfectly righteous, even in spite of past sins—must of course be authorized by God the Creator. “It is God that justifieth” . That God can indeed be both “just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” is based entirely on the substitutionary death and bodily resurrection of Christ, who conquered death. “Being now justified by his blood,” the Lord Jesus Christ “was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” ; 4:25. Now, although we are freely justified by grace through faith, such justification inevitably generates good works also, for “by works a man is justified, and not by faith only” . Dr. Henry M. Morris Heritage Reformed Congregation ~ Sunday January 14, 2018 “Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” Psalm 34:11 Hull, Iowa 712.439.1630 Pastor: Rev. Bartel Elshout E-mail: – Cell #: 712-451-9302 Worship Services: 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM Online services available on hullhrc.com or sermonaudio.com/hullhrc Member Church of HRC Denomination Bulletin information to lindamvanbeek@aol.com
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