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"pero al que no trabaja, pero cree en Aquél que justifica al impío, su fe se le cuenta por justicia."<\/font>
(Romanos 4:5 NBLH)<\/p>\n

"And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness"<\/font>
(Romans 4:5 ESV)<\/center><\/p>\n

This is the second verse in our two verse set.  (Of course, it’s still in the middle of a sentence in English.  But knowing Paul, in Greek it probably goes on longer than in either translation!)<\/p>\n

Yesterday<\/a> Paul pointed out that your salary is not a gift – it’s something that is indebted to you.  But what if you don’t work<\/i>?<\/p>\n

Of course this doesn’t mean that we don’t do<\/i> anything.  It means that we’re not working for what we receive – and that is, justification.<\/p>\n

Because, after all – and this is such a beautiful phrase – God justifies the ungodly<\/i>.  Not the fairly righteous, not the deserving, not the spiritually sensitive – – the ungodly!<\/p>\n

Are you starting to see why I said yesterday that these verses should be highlighted in your Bible, and that you should study them and think about them?<\/p>\n

God justifies the ungodly!  He declares the guilty innocent<\/i>!<\/p>\n

How can He be just to do something like that?  Well, that’s not really the point of these verses – that’s made clear elsewhere.  But surely everyone in the world has hope in this verse – God justifies the ungodly<\/i>.<\/p>\n

How?<\/p>\n

Well, He uses faith.  Now when it says his faith is counted as righteousness<\/i>, Paul isn’t suggesting that faith is a good work that is traded in for righteousness.  After all, Paul has made it clear that this is a person who does not work<\/i> (how much clearer can it be?).  Nor is the faith the actual righteousness.<\/p>\n

No, God gives righteousness to the ungodly through faith.  Righteousness that we don’t have and that doesn’t come from us is given to us.<\/p>\n

That’s the righteousness of Jesus.  Given to us – credited to our account – imputed to us – as ungodly people.<\/p>\n

But God uses faith as a means – calling everyone everywhere to repent and believe.  And receive perfect, incorruptible righteousness.<\/p>\n

And it’s all available – to him who does not work but believes<\/i>.  Hope.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you’re following along, here’s the next set of verses<\/a> – 10 more, giving us 21 in all (so far).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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