Minnetonka

Monday
Evening
Bible Study
The Apostle
Paul’s Letter to
the Romans
Romans 5:1-11
The Blessings of
Justification:
Peace with God
 Romans 5 in Context
• Justification—The Disclosure of God’s
Righteousness (3:21-8:39).
– The Ground of Justification: Jesus Christ's
Faithfulness (3:21-31).
– The Pattern of Justification: Abraham and His
Children (4:1-25).
– The Blessings of Justification: Peace with God (5:1-
11).
 Paul Accents Two Themes
• Peace, end of hostility between God and
Humans (“us”).
– Romans 5:1-2a (peace with God) and 5:10-11
(reconciliation with God).
• Hope, expectation of what is promised.
– Romans 5:2b-9.

While the theme of “peace with God” begins

and closes the paragraph, it is the theme of
“hope” that dominates the paragraph.
Peace Romans 5:1-11
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous from faithfulness, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we
also have access by the same faithfulness into this grace in which we
stand, and we boast in hope of God’s glory. 3 And not only this, but we also
boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction brings to
completion perseverance, 4 likewise perseverance brings to completion
tested character, and tested character yields hope. 5 And this hope does
not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our
hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Hope

6 For while we were still morally weak, at the proper time, Christ died for
the ungodly. 7 For one will seldom die for a righteous person, although for
a good person one might dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own
love for us, in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

9 Much more, then, since we now have been declared righteous by his
blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For while we were
Peace

enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much
more, since we have been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And
not only this, but we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we now have received reconciliation.
 Romans 5:1-11
Three Natural Divisions
• Justification with God, that is grounded in Christ
alone, has a two-fold character: peace and hope
(5:1-5).
• Justification with God, that is grounded in Christ
alone, is based upon the divine transaction at the
cross: Christ died in place of sinners (5:6-8).
• Justification with God, that is grounded in Christ
alone, secures both our present acquittal before
God (“justified” [5:9]; “reconciled” [5:10, 11]), and
our Last Day deliverance from God’s wrath (“shall
be saved” [5:9, 10]).
 The Structure of the OT Expectation
of the Last Days

The Present Age The Last Days

The Time of Promise The Time of Fulfillment

The NT Restructuring of the OT

Expectation of the Last Days
The Age to Come
The Last Days
Already Realized

The Present Age The Present Age

The Time of Promise The Time of Fulfillment
 Observe Paul’s Terminology
• Justified.
• Peace with God.
• Gained access into this grace.
• Reconciled.
• Received reconciliation.
 Romans 5:1-11
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous from faithfulness, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we
also have access by the same faithfulness into this grace in which we
stand, and we boast in hope of God’s glory. 3 And not only this, but we also
boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction brings to
completion perseverance, 4 likewise perseverance brings to completion
tested character, and tested character yields hope. 5 And this hope does
not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our
hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6 For while we were still morally weak, at the proper time, Christ died for
the ungodly. 7 For one will seldom die for a righteous person, although for
a good person one might dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own
love for us, in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

9 Much more, then, since we now have been declared righteous by his
blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For while we were
enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much
more, since we have been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And
not only this, but we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we now have received reconciliation.
 Romans 5:1
Our Faith in Christ or Christ’s Faithfulness?
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with
NIV

God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 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.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God
ESV

through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access
by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the
glory of God.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through
NRSV

our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this this
grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of
God.

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous from faithfulness, we

CPV

have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we
also have access by the same faithfulness into this grace in which we
stand, and we boast in hope of God’s glory.
 Romans 3:21-31; CPV
21But now apart from the Law God’s righteousness has been disclosed,
though being testified to by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even God’s
righteousness disclosed through Jesus Christ’s faithfulness unto all who
believe. 23 For there is no distinction, for all sinned and persist in falling
short of God’s glory, 24 being freely declared righteous by his grace through
the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God publicly set forth as
propitiation through the faithfulness which is in his blood for the purpose of
demonstrating his righteousness because of God’s forbearance in passing
over sins that were previously committed, 26 for the demonstration of his
righteousness in the present time, that he might be both righteous and the
one who declares righteous the one who is of the faithfulness of Jesus.

27 Where then is boasting? It is excluded. Through what law? Is it excluded

through the law that requires deeds? No! It is excluded through the law of
faithfulness. 28 For we consider a man apart from deeds required by the law
to be declared righteous by faithfulness. 29 Or is God the God of the Jews
alone? Is he not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, he is God of the Gentiles
also, 30 since God is one who will declare righteous the circumcised from
faithfulness and the one with the foreskin through the same faithfulness. 31
Therefore, do we nullify the law through this faithfulness? No way! Rather,
we establish the law.
 Romans 5:1-11
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous from faithfulness, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we
also have access by the same faithfulness into this grace in which we
stand, and we boast in hope of God’s glory. 3 And not only this, but we also
boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction brings to
completion perseverance, 4 likewise perseverance brings to completion
tested character, and tested character yields hope. 5 And this hope does
not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our
hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6 For while we were still morally weak, at the proper time, Christ died for
the ungodly. 7 For one will seldom die for a righteous person, although for
a good person one might dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own
love for us, in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

9 Much more, then, since we now have been declared righteous by his
blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For while we were
enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much
more, since we have been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And
not only this, but we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we now have received reconciliation.
 Romans 5:1-11
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous from faithfulness, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we
also have access by the same faithfulness into this grace in which we
stand, and we boast in hope of God’s glory. 3 And not only this, but we also
boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction brings to
from faithfulness, by the
completion perseverance, 4 likewise perseverance brings to completion
tested character, and tested character yields hope. 5 And this hope does
same faithfulness, and by
not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our
hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6
his blood all refer to
For while we were still morally weak, at the proper time, Christ died for
Christ’s
the ungodly. 7
atoning,
For one will seldom sacrificial
die for a righteous person, although for
a good person one might dare even to die. But God demonstrates his own
8

death.
love for us, in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

9 Much more, then, since we now have been declared righteous by his
blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For while we were
enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much
more, since we have been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And
not only this, but we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we now have received reconciliation.
Rejoice in our sufferings?
How can we rejoice in
our sufferings?
What enables us to
rejoice in our
sufferings?