Peace with God comes through faith in Jesus Christ when a person is justified by faith.
Romans 5:1 states that being justified by faith brings peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Les Feldick explains that this peace is made the moment someone takes God's offer of salvation, and it is not based on works or human effort.
Romans 5:1 — This verse directly answers the question by stating that being justified by faith results in peace with God through Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 connects justification by faith directly to peace with God: 'Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.' The peace is a consequence of being declared righteous through faith, not something earned by works. Romans 5:2 continues this thought by showing that through Christ believers also 'have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand.' Romans 3:24 further clarifies that justification is freely given by God's grace: 'Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.'
Les Feldick describes the peace that comes from justification by faith as peace with God, established at the moment of salvation. He ties this to reconciliation: the sinner is no longer separated from God but is reconciled through the work of the cross, and becomes a child of God with no more enmity. Les also defines justification as a judicial act of God, where the righteous Judge declares the believing sinner 'just as if he had never sinned.' He emphasizes that this peace is not the same as the 'peace of God' experienced in daily Christian living; peace with God is made once, while the peace of God can be felt in greater or lesser measure afterward.
Les Feldick explains that peace with God is made the moment a person takes God's offer of salvation. At that moment the sinner is reconciled to God through the work of the cross, the enmity is gone, and the believer is no longer an outcast but a child of God. The peace of God, on the other hand, is something that can overflow in the believer's Christian life; it never leaves the believer, but it can be experienced more at some times than at others, just like the filling of the Spirit.
No. Les teaches that justification is not based on works. He defines works in the context of salvation as anything done in the energy of the flesh to merit heaven. Being justified by faith is all the work of God; there is nothing in salvation that a person could do in the flesh. The believer is justified by faith, which is invisible and not something one works at.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the Bible never uses the word 'feel' when it comes to justification. Believers are not supposed to feel justified or try to figure out justification in human terms. Instead, they simply rest on what God has said. The peace that comes from justification is grounded in God's declaration, not in a subjective emotional experience.
Not Justified by Works
Les explains that works in salvation is anything done in the energy of the flesh to merit heaven, and that being justified by faith is the opposite of earning salvation.
Peace With God vs. Peace of God
Peace with God happened at salvation when the believer was reconciled and the enmity was removed; the peace of God is a deeper experience in the Christian life that can vary over time.
Justification Brings Peace With God
Being justified by faith gives the believer peace with God and liberty as a child of God.
Justification Is a Judicial Act of God
Les defines justification as God's judicial declaration that the believing sinner is just as if he had never sinned, and believers rest on God's Word rather than feelings.
God Declares the Sinner Justified and Forgiven
God, as Judge, declares the guilty believing sinner to be just as if he had never sinned, showing that justification and forgiveness are bound together.
Salvation Is Entirely God's Work
Justification is by faith, which is not a work; all of salvation was accomplished by God with nothing of human energy.
Justified by Faith and Peace With God
Paul's phrase 'being justified by faith' leads directly to peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, with access by faith.
Justified Freely by Grace
Les emphasizes that justification is freely by God's grace, with no cost and no human merit involved.
Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
This is the key verse showing that the peace in view is peace with God that comes through justification by faith.
Romans 5:2: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
It continues the thought by showing that believers have access by faith into the grace in which they stand.
Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
It emphasizes that justification is freely given by God's grace, not by human merit.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the Bible never uses the word 'feel' when it comes to justification. Believers are not supposed to feel justified but simply rest on what God has said.
No. Works done in the energy of the flesh to merit heaven are not the basis of justification. Peace with God comes by taking God's offer of salvation through faith, not through human effort.
Peace with God is made at the moment of salvation when the sinner is reconciled to God. The peace of God is an outflowing in the Christian life that never leaves the believer but can be experienced more at some times than at others.
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