Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Sin breeds the quarrel between us and God; justification removes the guilt and so makes way for peace. God's benignity is such that immediately upon removing this obstacle, peace is made. This is friendship and loving-kindness, not merely a ceasing of enmity, and all of it comes through Christ, the blessed Mediator and Peacemaker between God and man.
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Commenting on Romans 5:1-5
True Christian courage flows from the Spirit and Word of Christ, not from bold words alone. Real confidence must be vouched for by God Himself, resting on faith that opens door after door: first justification and peace with Him through Christ, then access into His favor as a pardoned traitor stands before the prince, then hope of glory itself. If you seized boldness without passing through these gates, you are a thief.
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Commenting on Ephesians 6:10-20
We are justified by that which truly appeases conscience before God: faith in Christ appeases it, not the law. By faith we are justified, not by the law; this settles the matter.
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