Who is the justifier, and who becomes justified?
Christ is the justifier, the one who declares believers justified. Those who become justified are those who believe in Him, trusting in His blood and righteousness. Justification is freely by God's grace through redemption in Christ Jesus, not by works, and nothing can be added to it.
Les explains from verses 24-26 that justification is freely by God's grace, not by anything we do, but through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood. Les emphasizes that there had to be a blood payment for men's sin debt, and we cannot go around it. Through faith in His blood, God declares His righteousness for the remission of sins that are passed through His forbearance. In verse 26, Christ is shown to be just and absolutely fair, and He is the justifier—the one who precipitates declaring us as justified. We become just because of the justifier of him who believes. Les stresses there is nothing else and you cannot add to it.
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
More Questions
How can God be both just and the one who justifies a sinner?
God is both just and the justifier of the one who believes, and justification is granted to the person who believes rather than on the basis of other things.
Who is justified according to Romans 3:26?
Les teaches that Romans 3:26 says Christ is just and the justifier of the one who believes, not of the one who repents and is baptized.
Who is Christ the justifier of according to Romans 3:26?
In Romans 3:26 Christ is the justifier of the one who believes, not of the person who speaks in tongues, joins the Church, or gets baptized.