Justified by Faith: Grace Plus Nothing

I’ve been thinking the last couple of days about the journey we have been on together and some of the topics I chase down a rabbit hole. Not that I think they’re necessarily bad topics or irrelevant, I just think it’s good to get back to center. Level set, if you will. So, with that being said, I want to talk about being justified. What do I mean when I say, “justified”?I mean being made right with God. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”Romans 5:1 You see, what’s so cool about this, is this getting right with God isn’t something we earned through work. We got it through faith and faith alone. Faith is the only way we can earn our salvation. Faith is receiving something, not doing something.The gospel of grace, faith alone, Christ conquers all of our human pride. If we are saved by anything we do, then we can take some of the credit. But if Christ did it all and we just receive it, then all glory goes to Christ.So, I talk about this today because I think we need the continuous reminder that we get in by grace, not by performance. Jesus paid it all. We simply receive it by faith. Faith plus nothing. Amen!Be Nice, Grace Wins.FMJSurgery went well we think. Waiting on new pathology. There was a lot of cutting this time so going to be on recovery a little longer. Thank you for all the prayers. I can feel your love. I’m going back to bed…