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Romans 5: The Results of Justification By Faith

Romans 5

The Results of Justification By Faith
Romans 5 is powerful and instrumental in understanding that we are completely reconciled with God through Jesus Christ. God did not spare his son, but graciously gave him for us to undo what Adam did in the garden. Death came through one man's sin, but life came more abundantly in every way through the gift of Jesus. Paul stresses that this reconciliation is not something we are waiting for, but in every sense of the word, we are righteous, holy and pure before God.

Sunday, 19 July 2009

Romans 5:1 - No Jesus, No Peace; Know Jesus, Know Peace

Written by Juli Camarin
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ..." ( Romans 5:1 ) Occasionally while I am driving I will see the old bumper sticker, "No Jesus, No Peace; Know Jesus, Know peace" and it makes me smile. In the midst…
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Monday, 20 July 2009

Romans 5:2 - Hoping in the Glory of God

Written by Juli Camarin
"through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God." ( Romans 5:2 ) I recently celebrated my tenth wedding anniversary. To commemorate this momentous occasion my husband and I spent the weekend…
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Romans 5:3-4 - Perseverance, Character and Hope... The Byproduct of Faith

Written by Juli Camarin
"...Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope..." ( Romans 5:3-4 ) I love being around optimistic people, perhaps because I am a ‘glass half full' kind of girl. I love when people can see the…
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Romans 5:5 - Hope is the Catalyst of Faith

Written by Juli Camarin
"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." ( Romans 5:5 ) Tonight at my small group, we were discussing the importance of hope. Several examples were use of how hope carried a…
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Thursday, 23 July 2009

Romans 5:6 - The Villain, the Hero and the Victory

Written by Juli Camarin
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." ( Romans 5:6 ) Have you ever watched an nail biting action movie? Hollywood does a great job of evoking emotions from us while we watch our heroes save the day. Just when…
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Friday, 24 July 2009

Romans 5:7-8 – Christ Died For Us While We Were Enemies

Written by Juli Camarin
"Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." ( Romans 5:7-8 ) This is an amazing truth about God's…
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009

Romans 5:9-11 - Jesus' Blood Removes The Consciousness of Guilt And Saves us from God's Wrath

Written by Juli Camarin
"Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through…
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009

Romans 5:12 - The Law of Substitution

Written by Juli Camarin
"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned-" ( Romans 5:12 ) The idea that the entire world was plunged into sin by the choice of one man is a stumbling block…
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Thursday, 08 October 2009

Romans 5:13 - Absent of the Law, Sin is Not Imputed

Written by Juli Camarin
"For before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law." ( Romans 5:13 ) This verse paints a dramatically different picture of God, than religion usually records. Even as a small child in Sunday School I learned…
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Friday, 09 October 2009

Romans 5:14 – The Pattern of the One to Come

Written by Juli Camarin
"Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come." ( Romans 5:14 ) Do you find it curious that the result of sin…
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Saturday, 10 October 2009

Romans 5:15 – The Gift of Righteousness Far Surpasses the Trespass

Written by Juli Camarin
"But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!" ( Romans 5:15 ) In the…
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Sunday, 11 October 2009

Romans 5:16-19 - The Sin Nature, The Source of All Grief, is Defeated in the Born Again Believer

Written by Juli Camarin
"Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more…
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Monday, 12 October 2009

Romans 5:20-21 - Trespasses Brought the Law, the Law Brought Death

Written by Juli Camarin
"The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." ( Romans 5:20-21 ) It surprises many…
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Trusting God to Kill the Giants in Your Life

Trusting God to Kill the Giants in Your Life

I recently read the story of David and Goliath and as I read I got caught up in the drama of the Bible story unfolding before me.  However, on this particular day the story took on a different twist. For the majority of my life, I remember the l...

Juli Camarin | Jan 29, 2012

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A Glossary of Biblical Words and Concepts

A Glossary of Biblical Words and Concepts

I grew up going to Awana kid’s club every Wednesday night from the age of 3 or 4 far into my teenage years. My brothers, sister and I spent countless hours, memorizing Scripture verses to recite to our leaders each week. It is a real blessing now to ...

Juli Camarin | Jan 15, 2012

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Be Strong and Courageous

Be Strong and Courageous

The New Year is upon us and it is a time not to reflect but rather to look ahead at the year before us. As such, I was praying about my direction for this new year and I felt like the Lord gave me these verses, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be af...

Juli Camarin | Jan 01, 2012

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