Justification through Christ is the difference between being "pardoned" and being "acquitted"; a major difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.
I especially like the connection between Rom. 5:1 and Is. 32:17 where "...the work of righteousness shall be peace..." Who's righteousness, mine? May it never be! Only (and the context of Isaiah would direct our attention to) the righteousness of Christ can bring peace between us and the Father.
Too many times Christians would rely on their own righteousness to be merely "pardoned" by God. As we mature in The Lord we must accept being "acquitted" by the righteousness of Jesus the Christ.
Just some thoughts, friends.
I posted a sermon on the subject by my friend and mentor Tom Degeneffe on the Sermon Select Online website. If you would like to listen to it and discuss your thoughts about it here, please click on this link: Romans 5 Justified. You can listen right from the site, or download it to your computer for your personal collection. Better yet, suscribe to the Sermon Select Online Podcast and "Get the Word of God on your iPod!"
God bless.
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