Our Justification and Righteousness, Part II

There is an assault on the gospel. We have people say that we are all going to Heaven or that our works will get us to heaven. They, in effect, demand that God take them to heaven on their terms. But God gives us, in one short verse, the entire gospel. There are several key Christian doctrines found in this one verse: justification by faith, imputed righteousness, God’s sovereignty and God’s justice.

2 Corinthians 5:21

1.) God Did This For Us

Acts 2:22-24 NASB, Acts 4:25-30, Isaiah 53:10, John 19:28

2.) Christ Is Sinless

1 John 3:5, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26-27, 1 Peter 2:22-24, John 8:46

3.) God Made Christ to Be Sin

Romans 8:3, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:1-2, Isaiah 53:4-6, Galatians 3:13

4.) God Made Us to Be Righteous

1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Philippians 3:7-11, Isaiah 45:24-25, Isaiah 53:9-12

Food for Thought: If you come by faith to God and repent of your sins, God will make you to be righteous in Christ.