"Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law."
Today's Lesson sums up all of what Paul said in this chapter. He makes it vividly clear that the only means by which mankind can overcome sin is through faith. What we do here on this earth is "JUSTIFIED" by that faith. This fact is re-affirmed in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Even with this very clear knowledge there are still those who insist that in order to be saved, one must live a life without sin. If that erroneous contention were to be true, there would have been no need for Christ to have died since it would be as if God had sent His Son to be crucified so that mankind could merely start over again.
God has known from the beginning that mankind cannot live above sin. He allowed the Jews to try throughout their history, knowing all along they would fail. God then sent a perfect sinless sacrifice to die as atonement for all sin.
All that is required of a lost soul who seeks eternal salvation is to admit that he/she is a sinner, and put his/her absolute faith in Jesus Christ.~
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