Title: Justification by Faith
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God's word must come true. Let there be light in the midst of darkness, and there was light. Therefore, faith in the gospel of justification, which justifies the ungodly, is just righteousness that is fulfilled according to the Word. If the faith to believe in the gospel of justifying the ungodly is just justification without any gain, this faith is not perfect faith that will save the soul. Therefore, the justification of God is the gain of righteousness for those who believe. It is like the seed and the fruit are one.
The end of faith is the salvation of the soul, and this salvation is God's gift to those who fully believe in the word of God, which justifies the ungodly. Therefore, Christ became the end of the law for righteousness to us. The end of the law is the cross, the curse of the law. This is because the body of sin cannot attain righteousness without being cursed. Therefore, the Son of Man must die. This is because the Son of Man is a fleshly one.
Therefore, faith that is not united with Christ, who has accomplished righteousness, is not perfect faith. This is because unless we become united with his death, we cannot become united with his resurrection. Therefore, perfect faith is union with the Lord.
The written word also said that the word they heard did not benefit them, because those who heard it did not unite their faith. Every word that God has spoken to us as His Son is the Gospel. When this gospel is harmonized with God's gift of precious faith, the kingdom of new life that bears fruit leading to holiness will be established.
Therefore, those who believe have the evidence in themselves. It is evidence that those who are united with the Lord through faith die with the Lord Jesus, and those who are spiritual live with Christ. Against this, the Bible testifies that the outward man perishes, but the inward man is being renewed day by day. Only those who have this evidence are sealed by the Holy Spirit. It is as it is written, In him you also heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
These things are God's secrets that no one of the world knows. It is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear has heard, nor the heart of man has conceived of all that God has prepared for those who love him. It is only seen by the Holy Spirit.
The work of the new covenant that God accomplishes in his Son makes sure that those who believe in the gospel of justification must bear holy fruit through the Holy Spirit. So, the Bible speaks of the holy fruit, the fruit of the Spirit. The incorruptible seed, that is, righteousness, comes from faith, and the fruit that leads to holiness, that is, the fruit of the Spirit, comes from faith. Therefore, the Bible says about this in the gospel, that the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written, The righteous will live by faith.
Salvation is the way from the incorruptible seed obtained by faith, from righteousness to faith that bears fruit that leads to holiness. Therefore, as the Bible says, we are confident that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Christ Jesus. Also, the Bible says to his people, therefore, my beloved, always obey, not only in my presence, but even more now in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
A seed without fruit is a perishable seed. Therefore, testify that you were born again, not of perishable seed, but of immortal seed, by the living and enduring word of God.
Faith that only hears the Word and does not receive the Word is not perfect faith. Therefore, regarding perfect faith, the Bible testifies that those who receive it, that is, those who believe in his name. Those who receive the Son are those who have a son, and those who fully believe in his name. Therefore, he testifies that he who has the Son has life, and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Therefore, the beginning of perfect and precious faith is justification, and the end of faith is righteousness. As it is written, ?쏳ighteousness has been obtained, the righteousness of faith.??Those who have obtained Christ through faith in the gospel are those who have attained righteousness. Thank you Lord.
little brother kim yoon-goo