The bible lets us
know that Jesus wasn’t only delivered on account of our sins, He was also
raised for our Justification: “who was delivered for our offences, and was
raised again for justification” Romans 4: 25. What does it mean to be
justified?
Firstly, you need to
understand that there’s a difference between justification and forgiveness. The
Apostle Paul, in the opening scripture, wasn’t talking about forgiveness, nor
was he talking about remission. He was talking justification. To be justified
means “to be declared not guilty.” It means to be declared righteous. Thus, in
the eyes of God, you never sinned because God Himself who should judge you for
your wrongdoing, is saying, “No, you didn’t do wrong; you’re clean.” That’s
what it means to be justified.
The bible says, “therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17. The new creation
is a new being; he’s a brand new species of being that never existed before. For
him, old things are passed away and all things are become new. He has a clean
slate as it were, for he’s without a past. That’s why God can declare him, “not
guilty” because there’s nothing to judge since he now has a brand new life.
The bible says when
Jesus died, you died with Him; when He was buried, you were buried with Him;
and when God raised Him form the dead, you were raised together with Him in
newness of life. That means all your sins are gone. You’ve been washed by the
blood of the Lamb and presented holy and guiltless before the Father.
All Bible references are from King James Version
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