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The central theme of this song is summed up in two great words of the New Testament: peace and grace. Both are not human achievements, but divine gifts, made available only through the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Let us look at what the Word of God says:
> “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
> through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
> — Romans 5:1–2 (NKJV)
The lyrics simply restate and sing this powerful passage:
This is not religious theory. This is a legal, spiritual reality. Paul is not speaking about a feeling, but a new position before God. The song is essentially a confession of that position.
Two questions arise:
1. What does it mean to be “made right in God’s sight”?
2. What does it mean to “have peace with God” and to “stand in grace”?
If these truths are misunderstood, believers live in uncertainty, condemnation, and spiritual defeat. If they are understood and believed, they produce stability, confidence, and victory in spiritual warfare.
Romans is Paul’s most systematic presentation of the gospel. By the time we reach chapter 5, he has spent four chapters establishing one central point: no one is made right with God by works of the law; we are justified by faith alone.
Now, in Romans 5, Paul moves from how we are justified to what justification produces in our lives. He begins with the word: “Therefore.” That word is crucial. It connects everything he has said before with the results he is now going to describe.
“Therefore, having been justified by faith…”
Paul is speaking to believers in Rome—many of them Gentiles, some of them Jews. They are living in the capital city of the empire, surrounded by idolatry, immorality, and political power. They are not living in ideal conditions. Yet Paul speaks of an unshakable position: justified, at peace with God, standing in grace, rejoicing in the hope of glory.
The original readers were:
Paul does not say, “You will have peace with God when your circumstances improve.” He says, “having been justified by faith, we have peace with God.” Present reality. Established fact.
The song takes that same truth and makes it a repeated confession:
“We have peace with God, peace with God.”
This is precisely what believers in every age must learn to say in the face of accusation, fear, and spiritual opposition.
Let us look at two key expressions:
1. “Justified”
2. “Peace with God” and “grace”
### 1. “Justified” – Greek: *dikaioō*
The phrase “having been justified” is from the Greek verb *dikaioō*. It is a legal term. It does not mean “to make righteous by a long process of improvement,” but “to declare righteous,” “to pronounce as in right standing.”
We might translate:
God is the Judge. The charges against us are real: sin, rebellion, disobedience. But because Jesus took our place, bore our guilt, and paid our penalty with His blood, God the Judge pronounces a legal verdict over all who believe:
> “Righteous. Accepted. Cleared.”
This is not a feeling. It is a forensic reality. The tense in Greek—“having been justified”—indicates a completed action with continuing results. Something done, once for all, that continues to define us.
So when the song says:
> “We have been made right in God’s sight by faith,”
it is simply paraphrasing: “Having been justified by faith…”
This is foundational in spiritual warfare. Satan is called “the accuser of our brethren” (Revelation 12:10). He attacks your standing before God. Against his accusations, you must not present your own goodness, but God’s verdict based on the blood of Jesus: “I have been justified by faith. God has declared me righteous in Christ.”
### 2. “Peace with God” – Greek: *eirēnē*
and “Grace” – Greek: *charis*
The word for “peace” is *eirēnē*. It is related to the Hebrew concept shalom. It means more than the absence of hostility. It means:
Paul is not talking primarily about the peace of God (an inner feeling), but peace with God (an objective reconciliation). The war is over. The hostility has ended.
Before we were justified, Scripture describes us as:
Through the cross:
> “He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation… that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.”
> — Ephesians 2:14, 16
Now, “grace” is *charis*. It means:
Notice Paul’s phrase: “this grace in which we stand.”
We are not visitors in grace. We are not guests. We stand in it. The word “stand” suggests:
Through Christ, we have gained “access” (*prosagōgē*), a term used for being introduced into the presence of a king. We are not outside trying to get in. In Christ, we have been brought inside and placed in a new realm: the realm of grace.
The song’s chorus expresses this simply:
> “Through whom we have gained access by faith
> into this grace in which we now stand.”
This is the believer’s present spiritual location.
### Verse 1: “Made right in God’s sight by faith… peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.”
This first verse reflects the full doctrine of justification.
1. “Made right in God’s sight by faith”
> “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.”
2. “We have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.”
Not “because of what we are doing for Him.”
> “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
> For He Himself is our peace…”
> “…and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself… having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
Peace with God is not achieved by counseling, self-improvement, or religious activity. It is achieved once for all by the blood of Jesus. We enter into it by faith.
This has major implications for spiritual warfare:
“My peace with God does not rest on my success, but on what Jesus has done for me.”
### Chorus: “Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”
Here we move from peace to access and standing.
1. “Through whom” – Christ is the only Mediator
> “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”
2. “We have gained access” – Introduced into God’s presence
> “For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.”
> “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.”
3. “By faith into this grace in which we now stand.”
Romans 6:14:
> “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”
To “stand in grace” means:
You cannot overcome Satan if you are unsure of your standing before God. The chorus is a proclamation of that standing.
### Verse 2: “And we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.”
Here the focus shifts from the present (peace and grace) to the future (glory).
Romans 5:2 says:
> “…and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
“Hope” in the New Testament is not wishful thinking. The Greek word *elpis* means confident expectation of good, based on God’s promise.
1. “Confidently and joyfully look forward”
> “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
2. “Sharing God’s glory”
> “…if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”
> “…for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
From a spiritual warfare perspective, this counters negativity and despair. The enemy will paint your future as dark, hopeless, and fearful. The Word of God says the opposite: your future is glory.
The verse says:
> “We confidently and joyfully look forward…”
This is not presumption; it is faith. You are not trusting in your ability to hold on to God, but in God’s promise to complete what He began (Philippians 1:6).
### Outro: “We have peace with God, peace with God.”
Repetition here is not accidental. It is a confession of faith. Many believers read Romans 5:1 once and never turn it into a personal declaration. They continue to live as if they were still under God’s anger.
To say repeatedly:
> “We have peace with God, peace with God.”
is to align your mouth with God’s verdict.
Isaiah 57:19 shows God’s intent:
> “I create the fruit of the lips:
> ‘Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,’
> says the Lord, ‘and I will heal him.’”
Notice: God “creates the fruit of the lips”—what you confess. When you confess “peace, peace,” He responds with healing and wholeness.
The enemy speaks accusation and unrest. The believer responds with confession: “We have peace with God.” This is not mind-over-matter; it is Word-over-lies.
These truths are not automatic in experience. They must be received, believed, and confessed. Let me outline four practical steps.
### 1. Accept God’s Legal Verdict by Faith
First, we must accept that justification is complete and based solely on faith in Christ.
> “It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns?”
You cannot walk in peace while you are disputing God’s declaration over you. Say deliberately:
> “God has justified me in Christ. I accept that verdict.”
This is an act of the will.
### 2. Renounce Hostility and Self-Condemnation
Second, we must renounce every form of inner hostility—toward God, toward ourselves, and toward others—that contradicts peace with God.
You may need to say:
Peace with God is the foundation for peace in your heart and relationships. If you hold on to bitterness or self-hatred, you are contradicting the very peace Christ purchased.
### 3. Take Your Stand in Grace—Not in Law or Performance
Third, we must consciously stand in grace, not slide back under law.
To stand in grace means:
Many believers begin in grace and then drift back into a performance mentality.
Galatians 3:3 warns:
> “Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?”
You must actively maintain the attitude:
“All I am and all I have before God is by grace.”
Say it:
> “I stand in grace today. I refuse to relate to God on the basis of my performance. I relate to Him through Christ.”
### 4. Rejoice in the Hope of Glory—Resist Despair and Fear
Fourth, we must rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
This is an antidote to:
Hebrews 10:23:
> “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
You hold fast your confession of hope. The song’s line:
> “We confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory”
should become your spoken expectation. When dark thoughts come about your future, answer them:
You overcome the devil “by the word of [your] testimony” (Revelation 12:11). That testimony must agree with Romans 5:1–2.
Let us now turn these truths into a proclamation and then into prayer. Speak this aloud, deliberately, as an act of faith.
### Proclamation
> Because I have been justified by faith,
> I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ.
> I do not stand before God in my own righteousness,
> but in the righteousness of Jesus, given to me by grace.
> Through Jesus I have gained access by faith
> into this grace in which I now stand.
> I stand accepted, not rejected;
> favored, not condemned;
> under grace, not under law.
> I confidently and joyfully look forward
> to sharing the glory of God.
> The war between God and me is over.
> The blood of Jesus has made peace.
> I have peace with God,
> peace with God,
> now and forever.
> Amen.
### Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ,
I thank You that by Your death and resurrection
You have made peace through the blood of Your cross.
I confess that I have been justified by faith,
not by my own works,
and that I now have peace with God through You.
Father, I choose to accept Your verdict over my life:
that in Christ I am righteous, accepted, and beloved.
I renounce every accusation, every lie,
every spirit of condemnation or fear
that denies what Your Word declares.
Holy Spirit,
teach me to stand in grace every day—
to approach the Father with confidence,
to live free from the bondage of law and performance,
and to rejoice in the certain hope of Your glory.
Let the reality of peace with God
govern my thoughts, my emotions, and my relationships.
Establish me in this truth so deeply
that no attack of Satan can shake me from it.
I receive, by faith,
the peace, the grace, and the hope
that Romans 5:1–2 declares.
In the mighty name of Jesus,
Amen.
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