I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

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JAG

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You, as a Christian, are in very good condition . . ..

Legally.

Very comforting thoughts here below:

God "plays", so to speak, by His own rules.

Rules that both unleash and limit His wrath.

God would be totally justified in unleashing His wrath upon everybody
because all we humans (before we were saved) are dead spiritually and
therefore totally corrupt and deserve immediate DEATH -- BUT God has
rules established by His nature.

And He deals with us humans based on His rules.

And one of His rules is that sin must be punished with DEATH.

Another rule He has is that once sin has been punished with DEATH, that
is ENOUGH, which means that He will NOT collect or require the payment AGAIN.

So?

So the good news is that Jesus has already paid it all.

Jesus' DEATH on the Cross was a LEGAL event (as well aa a love event.)

The Cross and The Resurrection has LEGAL ramifications before The Highest
Court In The Universe.

Now the Honor and the Integrity and the Holiness of The Judge Of All Mankind has
been fully satisfied.

God deals with humanity now in a LEGAL way.

Saith the Holy Bible:

"all are justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ.
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement through the shedding of His blood --
to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness . . .
SO AS TO BE JUST AND THE ONE WHO JUSTIFIES THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH IN JESUS"
See Romans 3:21-28

So?

So now "therefore being justified through faith [in Jesus] we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.'
Romans 5:1

". . . WE HAVE . . . PEACE WITH GOD . . ."

The Sovereign God, by His own rules, has LEGALLY justified all of us who believe in
our Lord Jesus Christ.

♪ ♪ ♪
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
♪ ♪ ♪

Legally I am now NOT GUILTY before The Judge Of All Mankind sitting in
The Highest Court In The Universe.

"He [God] forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the charge of our LEGAL
indebtedness, which stood against us, and condemned us, he has taken it away,
nailing it to The Cross."
Colossians 2:13-14 NIV

I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

Thoughts?

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JAG

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I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

What about the sins we do commit, being imperfect, as we live the Christian life?

1 John 1:9
"if we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness."

Yes indeed! By His Grace and Mercy I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

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JAG said:
Yes indeed.

As I said in the OP:

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Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
♪ ♪ ♪

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If that is so, you owe him everything! You were guilty of all your sin until He bore it on the cross
 
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Gary K

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JAG said:
I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

What about the sins we do commit, being imperfect, as we live the Christian life?

1 John 1:9
"if we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness."

Yes indeed! By His Grace and Mercy I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.

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Justification is being accounted as not guilty, not actually being not guilty.
 
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Hoping

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JAG said:
You, as a Christian, are in very good condition . . ..

Legally.

Very comforting thoughts here below:

God "plays", so to speak, by His own rules.

Rules that both unleash and limit His wrath.

God would be totally justified in unleashing His wrath upon everybody
because all we humans (before we were saved) are dead spiritually and
therefore totally corrupt and deserve immediate DEATH -- BUT God has
rules established by His nature.

And He deals with us humans based on His rules.

And one of His rules is that sin must be punished with DEATH.

Another rule He has is that once sin has been punished with DEATH, that
is ENOUGH, which means that He will NOT collect or require the payment AGAIN.

So?

So the good news is that Jesus has already paid it all.

Jesus' DEATH on the Cross was a LEGAL event (as well aa a love event.)

The Cross and The Resurrection has LEGAL ramifications before The Highest
Court In The Universe.

Now the Honor and the Integrity and the Holiness of The Judge Of All Mankind has
been fully satisfied.

God deals with humanity now in a LEGAL way.

Saith the Holy Bible:

"all are justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ.
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement through the shedding of His blood --
to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness . . .
SO AS TO BE JUST AND THE ONE WHO JUSTIFIES THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH IN JESUS"
See Romans 3:21-28

So?

So now "therefore being justified through faith [in Jesus] we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.'
Romans 5:1

". . . WE HAVE . . . PEACE WITH GOD . . ."

The Sovereign God, by His own rules, has LEGALLY justified all of us who believe in
our Lord Jesus Christ.

♪ ♪ ♪
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
♪ ♪ ♪
Legally I am now NOT GUILTY before The Judge Of All Mankind sitting in
The Highest Court In The Universe.
"He [God] forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the charge of our LEGAL
indebtedness, which stood against us, and condemned us, he has taken it away,
nailing it to The Cross."
Colossians 2:13-14 NIV
I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.
Thoughts?
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Thank God for that...eh?
Plus, He has provided the ways and means of living without committing any more sin !
Rebirth from God's seed after the destruction of the old man !
The gift of the Holy Ghost !
Promised escapes from every temptation !
Pastors and teachers for our continued growth in grace and knowledge !
Spiritual gifts !
And so much more.
 
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Gary K said:
Justification is being accounted as not guilty, not actually being not guilty.
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A better way to speak of justification would be that when God justifies a sinner He declares him or her to be righteous. So being seen as"not guilty" is one aspect and being declared righteous is another aspect. This reflects the fact that God IMPUTES RIGHTEOUSNESS to the one who repents and believes. Just as Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Many Christians have a difficult time with imputed righteousness, which means that God reckons or counts the believer to be as righteous as Christ. That is what the Greek word logizomai means. In fact the Bible speaks of "the robe of righteousness", or "fine linen, clean and white", or "the wedding garment". While it is called "the righteousness of the saints" in Revelation 19:8, it is really the righteousness of Christ.
 
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SKC said:
A better way to speak of justification would be that when God justifies a sinner He declares him or her to be righteous. So being seen as"not guilty" is one aspect and being declared righteous is another aspect. This reflects the fact that God IMPUTES RIGHTEOUSNESS to the one who repents and believes. Just as Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Many Christians have a difficult time with imputed righteousness, which means that God reckons or counts the believer to be as righteous as Christ. That is what the Greek word logizomai means. In fact the Bible speaks of "the robe of righteousness", or "fine linen, clean and white", or "the wedding garment". While it is called "the righteousness of the saints" in Revelation 19:8, it is really the righteousness of Christ.
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I would disagree to a certain extent.

There are two types of righteousness that come from Jesus. Justification is only part of His gift to us.

1Co 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
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If you use Strong's Greek Concordance you'll find that the word translated as righteousness actually means justification so the righteousness that He offers us by faith is both justification and sanctification.

Here is more from Paul.

Php 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
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