Charles Spurgeon Commentary Romans 5:1

"Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;" — Romans 5:1 (ASV)

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

These are matters of fact; not of fanatical delusion, but of logical conclusion, for Paul begins with a therefore. God's people are justified on solid grounds, on reasonable grounds, on grounds that will bear the test even of the last great judgment day.

therefore, being – now, at the present time, this very moment, – justified by faith, we have peace: not only we hope to have it, and trust we shall have it, but we have it.

We have peace, – not only peace of conscience, and peace with our fellow-men, but we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:. Mark that; we have it.

O dear people of God, do not be satisfied unless you can talk in this confident fashion: therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

This verse deserves to be printed in letters of gold. If you can truthfully say this, if it is indeed true of you, you are the happiest people under heaven. Let us read the verse again: Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Therefore-

The apostle Paul had the logical faculty largely developed, so his writings are full of "therefores." And the Christian religion, as a whole, stands logically connected–doctrine with doctrine, truth with truth. Error is inconsistent with itself, but truth is consistent, logical, and unerring. "Therefore"–

Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1).

Are you enjoying that peace, dear friend, at this moment? If you are, indeed, justified by faith, you are at peace with God. Therefore, know it, and feel no uneasiness. Draw near to God as a dear child might to a loving father. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

We have it tonight. We enjoy it. We delight in it, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Do not let us simply read these words, but let us each one say in our hearts, "That is true; I have believed in Christ, therefore I am justified in the sight of God, and therefore I have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord." There is nothing in the world that is half as valuable as the two precious gems in this verse, – justification and the peace which follows it.

Therefore being justified by faith, –

But why "therefore"? Because of the verse preceding it: Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Christ died to atone for our sins, Christ rose again to secure our justification, Therefore being justified by faith, –

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

We have peace: we know that we have, we enjoy it, and it is not a thing of the future. We have peace: a deep calm like that which came to the disciples when Christ hushed the winds and waves to sleep.

We have peace with God, his peace has entered into us, we possess it now; but it is all through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is all war apart from him, but all peace through him. We poor sinners, being justified by faith, have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

My friend, are these words true concerning you? Can you put your finger on this verse and say, "This is true of me: Therefore being justified by faith, we have—I have—peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"?

We who have believed in Jesus enjoy that peace; a deep, profound calm is upon our spirit whenever we think of God. We are not afraid of him; we are not afraid to meet him even on his judgment-seat: Being justified by faith, we have peace with God.

Do you have peace with God? Are you sure that you have it? If not, perhaps you are not justified by faith, for that is the root of it: Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God –

It is a matter of present possession, and present enjoyment.

Whatever tribulation there may be in the world, "we have peace with God." Blessed be God for that glorious fact! We may not have peace with all men, though we would seek to have that; but "we have peace with God."

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

The gospel is full of "therefores." It is above reason, but it is never against reason; it is the most reasonable thing under heaven. "Therefore" – it is a matter of argument. You will have to read the previous chapters to see how this conclusion flows naturally from what he had previously taught by the Holy Spirit. Let us linger over these sentences while we read them.

Being justified by faith. Is it so? Are you indeed made just by faith in Jesus Christ your Righteousness? Then you have peace this day and hour; peace within your own conscience and with your fellow men, but what is much better, you have peace with God.

As soon as we are justified by reliance on Jesus, we cease to have any quarrel with God, and he has no quarrel with us; we are allies, we are in happy union, we have peace with God. We will not have it only at some future time, but we have it now as our present glad possession. Because we are justified by faith, we are now in the enjoyment of perfect peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. Since we are at peace with God, we may enter his house; his door is open to us. We have divine welcome to his grace, and we abide in it, abide in it with certainty, and full assurance.