James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:26
JUSTIFICATION‘That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.’ Romans 3:26 This text brought peace to the mind of Cowper the poet. It suggests— I. The source of our justification.—Salvation has its origin in the grace of God. Only when we understand the heinousness of sin are we in a position to magnify His grace. II. The manner of our justification.—‘Freely by His grace’—without condition, unmerited, unbought. Yet this is the pardon against which natural heart... read more
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Romans 3:24
ATONEMENT‘Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.’ Romans 3:24 This verse and those which follow it are a full statement of the way of salvation. I. The source of salvation.—Our salvation is to be attributed not to works of righteousness we have done, but to the free, undeserved grace of God. There is grace—( a) In the provision made for our salvation ( 2 Timothy 1:9).( b) Grace in its application ( Ephesians 2:8; Romans 4:4), first, in our... read more