How can a sinner be justified if all have sinned?
Even though every human has sinned and falls short of God's glory, a sinner is justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. This justification is not earned by meeting God's standard; it is God's gracious buying back, pictured by Israel's redemption through the blood of the Passover lamb.
Les explains that Romans 3:23 says all, every human being, has sinned and come short of the glory of God. In our natural state we are separated from God because we have fallen short and cannot meet His standard. But Les points out we are not left hopeless. Verse 24 says that even though all have sinned, we can be justified freely by His grace through the redemption, the buying back, that is in Christ Jesus. Les illustrates this with Israel: God's covenant people were lost in Egypt, and God bought them back through the blood of the Passover lamb. Exodus is a book of redemption. Les says it is the same way with us today: we rest on the blood, even as Gentiles in this Age of Grace.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
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How are we justified freely according to Romans 3:24?
Believers are justified freely by His grace through the redemption, the redemption word Paul uses here.