Romans 5:1 – Justified by Faith, We Have Peace with God | KJV Bible Study
Week 4 · Day 22-1 · 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” — Romans 5:1 KJV The declaration of Romans 5:1 stands as one of the most legally precise and spiritually transformative statements in all of Paul's writings. In five short clauses, the apostle summarizes the entire transaction of salvation and its immediate, permanent result. The word 'justified' in the Greek is dikaiōthentes — a legal term drawn from the courtroom, not the counseling room. It means to be declared righteous by a judge. This is not the same as being made righteous in practice over time; justification is an instantaneous legal verdict pronounced over the believing sinner the moment he places his faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. God, acting as the perfectly just Judge, looks at the account of the one who has believed and declares: not guilty. The penalty has been paid. The record is cleared. The righte...