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This week, Paul unpacks the double gift of justification.

Through Christ, we are not only forgiven, but also declared righteous, empowered to live a new life by his resurrection power.

Here's this week's Wednesday's word.

I spent a year in my personal devotions in the Pentateuch. It was a rich experience that deepened both my understanding and thankfulness for the

justifying work of the Lord Jesus Christ.

To fully comprehend the doctrine of justification, we must look at it through the lens of

the Old Testament's sacrificial system.

Every drop of animal blood was a reminder of the insurmountable gap between a perfectly holy God

and his consistently unholy people. Every bellow and bleat of a slaughtered animal was a cry for the

ultimate perfect sacrifice, one who would finally satisfy the requirements. The repetition of the

violence and gore and horrible odors was all a prophetic cry for a Messiah

Lamb. In his righteous life and substitutionary death, Jesus made the once and for all sacrificial

system-ending payment for sin needed so sinners would be forever forgiven and live at peace with God.

This is the ultimate good news. But there's more good

news. You can't do justice to the truth of God's justifying grace through the Lord Jesus Christ

without considering one of the beautiful redemptive graces that attaches itself to this precious

truth. Our justification is not only about our legal standing before God, but it's also about a brand new

identity as his child. Quote, I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ

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