Character is forged in the crucible of pain.

Character is built when we have no alternative,

but to persevere in tribulation.

Because those who come out the other side are those

whom God has built character into their souls.

When we think of justification by faith alone,

we typically think of our right standing before God,

being declared just because of the perfect work of Christ alone.

But the blessing of justification is more than just peace with God.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham and welcome to this special Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

It's October and at Ligonier we like to celebrate Reformation Month,

recognizing the work of God through Martin Luther back in October 1517

and others who brought reform to the church and boldly proclaimed the good news of the gospel.

So, each Sunday this month we'll be featuring a sermon

our C. Sproul preached from the book of Romans, a book pivotal to a right understanding of the gospel.

And until midnight we're offering Dr. Sproul's hardcover commentary on Romans

for your donation of any amount at RenewingRemind.org.

Today's sermon from Romans 5 is on some of the fruits of our justification.

And as I said earlier, it's more than just peace with God. Here's Dr. Sproul.

The first two consequences that Paul mentions of our having been justified is that we have peace with God

and that we have access into his presence.

So now let's look at the next benefit that accrues to all of those who have been justified.

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