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“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
— Romans 5:1–2 (NIV)
The central theme of this song is contained in three great biblical words: justified, peace, and grace. These are not religious clichés. They are legal and spiritual realities in the court of heaven, established by the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The lyrics simply echo this passage:
These are not future possibilities. They are present facts for those who are in Christ. The problem for many believers is that these truths are written in Scripture, but not written in their hearts, and still less on their lips. What Paul proclaims, they merely hope. What Paul states as settled, they treat as uncertain.
So we will look at what the Word of God says, and then learn how to stand in this grace and confess this peace until it becomes a living reality, even in spiritual conflict.
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Romans is Paul’s most systematic presentation of the gospel. By chapter 5, Paul has already laid down several foundations:
Now, in Romans 5, Paul turns from explanation to proclamation of results. The key word at the start is “Therefore.” That “therefore” is a bridge. Because everything he has said about justification by faith is true, certain results follow. He is not describing an emotional state but a legal status and a new spiritual position.
Paul was writing to believers in Rome, the center of earthly power, law, and empire. Behind Rome stood the might of Caesar and the Roman legal system. Paul uses legal language deliberately: justified, access, stand. He is saying, in effect, “There is a higher court, a more final verdict than Rome’s, and a greater Lord than Caesar. In that court, you have been declared righteous, been given direct access, and now legally stand in grace.”
When Paul speaks of “peace with God,” he is not writing from a life of comfort. He writes as a man who has known persecution, danger, and hardship. Yet he states this peace as an unshakable reality. This is crucial: the peace of Romans 5:1 is not dependent on outward circumstances but on a completed transaction at the cross.
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Let us examine two key expressions: “peace” and “grace in which we stand.”
### 3.1 “Peace with God” – *eirēnē pros ton theon*
The Greek word for “peace” here is εἰρήνη (*eirēnē*).
“Peace with God” is not just that God has stopped being angry with us. It means the entire relationship between God and the believer has moved from hostility to harmony, from judgment to acceptance, from distance to fellowship.
The phrase Paul uses is literally: “peace toward God” or “peace facing God” (*eirēnē pros ton theon*). The preposition “pros” implies vision and direct relationship. You no longer turn away from God in guilt and fear; you can face Him. The barrier of sin and condemnation is removed.
So when the song repeats, *“We have peace with God, peace with God,”* it is not describing a feeling; it is confessing a covenant reality:
### 3.2 “This Grace in Which We Now Stand” – *tē chariti… en hē hestēkamen*
The word “grace” is χάρις (*charis*).
But Paul does not just say we have received grace. He uses a perfect tense verb: ἑστήκαμεν (*hestēkamen*) – “we have stood” and still stand.
This reveals two vital truths:
1. Grace is a realm, a position, a standing.
It is not a passing experience. In Christ, you have been brought into a permanent state of divine favor. You stand there legally.
2. Standing implies warfare.
In Ephesians 6:13, Paul says:
“Having done all, to stand.”
The same idea: maintain the ground Christ has given you. Satan’s aim is to push you back into guilt, fear, and legalism. Your task is to stand in grace.
So when the chorus says, *“Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand,”* it is describing a legal, spiritual position to be held, not an emotional phase to be felt.
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### 4.1 Verse 1: “Made Right in God’s Sight by Faith… Peace with God…”
> “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.”
The phrase “made right in God’s sight” echoes Paul’s term “justified” (Greek: *dikaioō*).
Paul does not say: “Since we are trying to be good” or “since we are making progress.” He says: “since we have been justified.” Finished. Past tense. Already done. On the basis of what?
This immediately confronts two common errors:
1. Legalism: The belief that God accepts us based on our performance.
Scripture: “For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.” (Romans 3:28)
2. Condemnation and perpetual guilt: The feeling that God is still against us.
Scripture: “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)
To say, “we have peace with God,” is to reject the lie that God is secretly still against you. The cross satisfied God’s justice. The blood of Jesus answered every claim of the law.
Colossians 2:14 says:
> “Having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.”
This is spiritual warfare at the legal level. Satan is “the accuser of our brothers” (Revelation 12:10). How does he accuse? By legal claims: “You broke God’s law, you deserve judgment.” The answer is not your feelings, but the finished work:
### 4.2 Chorus: “Through Whom We Have Gained Access…”
> “Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”
The key word here is “access” – Greek: προσαγωγή (*prosagōgē*).
Jesus is the one who brings us into God’s presence. We do not climb up by religious effort; we are introduced by a Person—Christ Himself.
Ephesians 2:18:
> “For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”
Ephesians 3:12:
> “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.”
Notice the Trinitarian reality:
This is a new spiritual reality that did not exist in the same way under the Old Covenant. Under Moses:
But at the cross:
> “At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” (Matthew 27:51)
Who tore it? God did. From top to bottom. This is the visual proclamation: “Access granted.”
So the chorus is not just poetic—it is priestly and legal:
### 4.3 Verse 2: “We Confidently and Joyfully Look Forward to Sharing God’s Glory”
> “And we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.”
This corresponds directly to Romans 5:2b:
> “…and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (ESV)
The word for “rejoice” (Greek: *kauchaomai*) can also mean “boast” or “triumph in.” Paul is not describing a shallow emotional high, but a settled, triumphant expectation: hope of glory.
What is “the glory of God” here?
1. Future glory – being transformed into the likeness of Christ in the resurrection.
2. Present foretaste of glory – the Holy Spirit living in us.
Our hope is not vague. “Hope” in the New Testament (*elpis*) means confident expectation of good, based on God’s promise.
The song says:
That is biblical hope:
This hope also strengthens us in spiritual warfare. Satan tries to paint your future in dark colors: failure, disaster, rejection, death. God says: your future is glory. You must choose which voice to believe.
Romans 5:3–5 goes on to show that even suffering cannot cancel this hope:
> “…suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame…”
The Spirit within you is the guarantee of that coming glory (Ephesians 1:13–14).
### 4.4 Outro: “We Have Peace with God, Peace with God”
> “We have peace with God, peace with God.”
The repetition is important. Scripture places emphasis through repetition.
You will notice that the song does not say, “We are trying to have peace with God” or “We hope that one day we might have peace with God.” It simply says: “We have peace with God.”
That is a proclamation. This is how we overcome accusation, fear, and condemnation. Revelation 12:11 says:
> “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…”
Two elements:
1. The blood of the Lamb – objective, finished, unchanging.
2. The word of their testimony – subjective, spoken, applied.
It is not enough that Jesus shed His blood. You must testify to what the blood has done for you. When you say, “We have peace with God,” you are aligning your testimony with the blood.
The blood says:
Your mouth must agree. If your testimony contradicts the blood (“God is against me… I’m not sure I’m accepted”), you give ground to the enemy. When your testimony agrees with the blood, you overcome.
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Let us now make this intensely practical. How do we live in “peace and grace”?
### Step 1: Receive and Assert Your Justification by Faith
First, we must settle the legal issue in our own hearts and minds.
You may not feel justified. Feelings do not change God’s verdict. Your task is to agree with the verdict.
A simple confession you can use:
This is not boasting in yourself. It is boasting in the cross.
### Step 2: Stand in Grace, Refusing to Return to Legalism
Second, we must stand in grace.
Galatians 5:1 says:
> “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Slavery there is legalism—trying to earn what God has already given. To stand in grace means:
Each time condemnation comes, answer with Scripture:
### Step 3: Practice Access – Come to the Father Regularly
Third, we must use our access.
Having access that you never use is spiritually useless. Hebrews 4:16 commands:
> “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.”
“Approach” is an ongoing action. Make it a habit:
You might say aloud before prayer:
### Step 4: Proclaim Peace and Hope in the Face of Spiritual Opposition
Fourth, we must speak what God has said—especially when we feel the opposite.
When accusations, fears, or dark thoughts come:
This is active spiritual warfare. You are not fighting demons with emotions, but with the spoken Word of God applied to the finished work of Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:4–5:
> “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world… We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God…”
Arguments in your mind that say:
These must be answered with Scripture-based proclamations, not allowed to sit unchallenged.
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### Proclamation
Speak this aloud, slowly and deliberately, as an act of faith:
> “Through the blood of Jesus, I have been justified by faith.
> I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ.
> Through Him I have gained access by faith into this grace in which I now stand.
> I stand not in my righteousness, but in the righteousness of Christ.
> I refuse condemnation, fear, and guilt, for there is no condemnation for me in Christ Jesus.
> I confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
> My past is forgiven, my present is under grace, and my future is glory.
> I have peace with God. I have peace with God. Amen.”
### Prayer
“Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for what You have done for me.
Thank You that by Your death and resurrection I have been justified by faith.
Thank You that the war between God and my soul is over, that I now have peace with God through Your blood.
Father, I come to You in the name of Jesus.
I choose to stand in Your grace and not to return to legalism or self-righteousness.
Where I have believed lies of condemnation and fear, expose them by Your Word.
By Your Holy Spirit, write these truths deep in my heart:
that I am justified, that I have peace, that I have access, and that my future is glory.
Strengthen me to use my access daily.
Teach me to proclaim Your Word in the face of opposition and accusation.
Let the reality of peace and grace govern my thoughts, my emotions, and my decisions.
And make my life a testimony of the power of the cross and the certainty of Your promises.
I ask this in the name of Jesus.
Amen.”
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