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“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through him 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 (NKJV / NIV blended)
This short passage is one of the most powerful summaries in the New Testament of what it means to be a Christian. It speaks of:
The lyrics you’ve given are essentially this scripture set to music. That is significant. You are not merely singing about your feelings toward God; you are proclaiming what God has already said about you in Christ.
When you sing:
> “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith,
> we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…”
you are making a proclamation. And in spiritual warfare, proclamation is a weapon. You are aligning your mouth with God’s Word, and that opens the way for His power to operate in your life.
Let us see what the Word of God teaches in this crucial passage.
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Romans is Paul’s most systematic presentation of the gospel. He is writing to believers in Rome—Jews and Gentiles—who have never received his full apostolic teaching in person.
Chapters 1–3:
Paul demonstrates that all humanity—pagans, moral people, and religious Jews—are under sin. His conclusion:
> “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
Chapters 3–4:
Paul then presents justification by faith. He uses Abraham as the primary example:
> “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” (Romans 4:3)
Righteousness does not come by works of the Law, nor by religious effort, but by faith in what God has done.
By the time we reach Romans 5:1, Paul has completed his argument that justification is entirely a matter of faith in Christ, not human performance. Romans 5:1 begins with “Therefore”. This means: on the basis of everything I have just proven—about sin, about the Law, about Abraham, about faith—here is the result.
You must see where you stand in the argument:
1. All are sinners (Romans 1–3).
2. Righteousness is a gift through faith (Romans 3–4).
3. Therefore: if you have believed in Jesus Christ, this is now your standing: peace with God, access into grace, hope of glory (Romans 5).
Paul is not describing an ideal state for “super-Christians.” He is describing the normal position of every believer who has genuinely put faith in Christ. Many Christians live below this reality. They are truly justified, but they do not understand what that justification has provided. As a result, they are unstable, fearful, and easily defeated.
Romans 5:1–2 is like a doorway. Once you pass through it in understanding and faith, the whole rest of the Christian walk looks different.
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Let us look at two key words: “justified” and “peace.”
### 3.1 “Made right” / Justified — *dikaioō* (δικαιόω)
“Since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith…” (Romans 5:1)
The Greek verb is *dikaioō*. It is often translated “justify.”
This is not describing a process of moral improvement. It is a judicial act of God. The holy Judge of all the earth has made a verdict concerning you who believe in Christ: “Righteous.”
Paul elsewhere says:
> “Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” (Romans 8:33)
If God has justified you, no one has the authority to overrule His verdict. Not Satan, not other people, not even your own accusing thoughts. You may feel guilty, but if you have truly placed faith in Christ, God’s legal declaration over you is: “righteous.”
This is why the lyrics rightly say:
> “Since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith…”
You are not being made right little by little, as if God were constantly recalculating. In terms of legal standing before God, it is complete and finished. Sanctification (your growth in holiness) is ongoing, but justification (your legal standing) is once-for-all.
### 3.2 “Peace” — *eirēnē* (εἰρήνη) / Hebrew *shalom*
“…we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1)
The Greek word is *eirēnē*, translating the rich Hebrew word *shalom*.
*Shalom* is much more than the absence of conflict. It includes:
To have peace with God does not merely mean He has stopped being angry with you. It means the relationship is now rightly ordered, free from hostility, open to fellowship, blessing, and favor.
Before Christ, we were:
After justification by faith, that enmity is ended. The war between you and God is over—because God Himself, in Christ, has made peace.
Colossians 1:20 says:
> “…having made peace through the blood of His cross…”
Peace with God is not sentimental. It was purchased at infinite cost: the blood of Jesus. When you sing, “We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” you are proclaiming the effect of the cross in your relationship with God.
This peace is objective (a real change in your standing before God), and it becomes subjective (experienced in your heart) as you believe and meditate on it.
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### 4.1 Verse 1: “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith…”
This opening line declares the foundation of everything that follows.
1. “Therefore” – on the basis of the finished work of Christ and the doctrine already established (Romans 1–4).
2. “Since we have been made right” – it is a settled fact for every believer.
3. “In God’s sight” – not in your feelings, not in other people’s opinions, but in the eyes of the only Judge who matters.
4. “By faith” – faith is the sole condition. Not faith plus works. Works are the fruit of salvation, not the basis of justification.
We must emphasize this: The Christian life does not begin from trying to achieve righteousness. It begins from accepting the righteousness God has already provided in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21:
> “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
> that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Christ took our sin; we receive His righteousness. That is the great exchange.
### 4.2 “We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Notice the verb: “we have”—present tense, not future. Not “we hope to have peace one day when we are better Christians,” but “we have peace with God now.”
And the channel is clearly stated:
> “…through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
There is no peace with God apart from Jesus Christ. No philosophy, no religion, no self-improvement program can give peace with God. Why? Because the problem is sin, and only the blood of Jesus deals with sin.
Acts 4:12:
> “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Peace with God is not a vague spirituality. It is specific. It is through the Lord Jesus Christ—His person, His work, His blood, His resurrection.
This has direct implications for spiritual warfare. Satan is the accuser. He accuses you before God. He accuses God before you. He accuses you to yourself. The only answer to accusation is not self-defense, but the blood of Jesus and the righteousness of Christ.
Revelation 12:11:
> “And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…”
Your testimony must agree with what the blood says. The blood says: “You are justified. You have peace with God.” When your testimony aligns with that, you overcome the accuser.
### 4.3 “Through him, we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”
This is the second great result of justification: access into grace.
The Greek word for “access” (*prosagōgē*) is used of being introduced into the presence of a king. You do not barge into the throne room of a king by yourself. Someone must bring you in.
Jesus is that Someone. Through Him:
“Grace” (*charis*) is God’s unmerited favor and His active power working in you. When Paul says:
> “This grace in which we now stand…”
he means grace is now your environment, your spiritual atmosphere. You are not standing in condemnation, not standing under wrath, not standing under curse—you are standing in grace.
Romans 8:1 says:
> “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…”
Justification by faith moves you from the realm of condemnation into the realm of grace. You do not move in and out of grace every time you have a good or bad day. You stand in it because your standing is based on Christ, not on your performance.
However, your experience of grace is related to faith. The text says:
> “Through him, we have gained access by faith into this grace…”
Access is through Christ, but it is appropriated by faith. The grace is there; you enter into it by believing what God says.
### 4.4 Chorus: “And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”
This is the third result of justification:
1. Peace with God
2. Access into grace
3. Rejoicing in hope of the glory of God
“Hope” in the New Testament is not a vague wish. The Greek word *elpis* means a confident expectation of good based on God’s promises.
What is this “glory of God” in which we hope?
Romans 3:23 says all have “fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2 says we now rejoice in the hope of that very glory. What we fell short of in sin, we are destined to share in Christ.
Colossians 1:27:
> “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
The ultimate goal of salvation is that we should be conformed to the image of Christ and share in His glory.
Romans 8:30:
> “…whom He justified, these He also glorified.”
God’s purpose for you is not merely to forgive you, not only to improve your life, but to bring you into glory—full conformity to Christ, full manifestation of His likeness.
Because justification is complete, this hope is secure. It does not rest on you; it rests on God’s eternal purpose in Christ. That is why we can rejoice in hope, even in present trials.
Romans 5:3–4 continues:
> “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
> and perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
When your foundation is justification by faith, even tribulations cannot destroy your hope; they refine it.
### 4.5 Verse 2 (repeated): “We have peace with God… access by faith… grace in which we now stand.”
The repetition in the lyrics is important because repetition is a biblical method of meditation and proclamation. You are inscribing these truths into your heart:
In spiritual conflict, the enemy will attack these three areas repeatedly:
1. He will question your righteousness before God.
2. He will tell you the door to God’s presence is closed.
3. He will insist that you are still under condemnation and curse.
Your answer is not argument but proclamation: “I have been made right in God’s sight by faith. I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him I have access by faith into this grace in which I now stand. I rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
### 4.6 Outro: “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith.”
The song ends where the passage begins. Everything flows from justification by faith. If you are uncertain about your justification, you will be unstable in every area of your Christian life.
Justification is not something you achieve. It is something you receive.
John 1:12:
> “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”
When you believe, God declares you righteous. That is the “therefore” of Romans 5:1. Everything else is built on that foundation.
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There are several steps you must take to make these truths effective in your daily life.
### Step 1: Accept God’s Verdict, Not Your Feelings
First, you must decide whose verdict you will believe: God’s or your own fluctuating emotions.
Scripture says:
> “We have been made right in God’s sight by faith.”
You may not feel righteous. That does not change God’s declaration. Faith is not a feeling; faith is taking God at His Word.
Practical action:
“God has justified me. In His sight, I am made righteous through faith in Jesus Christ.”
You are not denying your past; you are affirming the power of the cross.
### Step 2: Proclaim Your Peace with God
Second, you must actively proclaim the peace that Christ has made.
Isaiah 53:5 says:
> “The chastisement for our peace was upon Him…”
Jesus bore the punishment that secured peace with God for you. You honor His sacrifice when you accept and confess that peace.
Practical action:
This proclamation is particularly powerful when you face fear of judgment, or when the enemy tries to paint God as hostile toward you.
### Step 3: Approach God Boldly, Using Your Access
Third, you must use the access Christ has given you.
Hebrews 4:16:
> “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,
> that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Notice again: the throne is a throne of grace. You have access; do not stand outside in fear or unbelief.
Practical action:
This is how you turn doctrine into experience.
### Step 4: Cultivate Joyful Hope of Glory
Fourth, you must choose to rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, especially in trials.
Romans 5:2–3 connects rejoicing in hope with glorying in tribulations. When your hope is rooted in God’s purpose to glorify you with Christ, present suffering loses its power to crush you.
Practical action:
Joy is not naive denial of problems. It is a declaration that God’s final outcome is glory, not defeat.
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### Proclamation of Faith
Say this aloud, deliberately, as an act of faith:
> I have been made right in God’s sight by faith.
> I do not trust in my own works, my feelings, or my religious efforts.
> I trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ.
>
> Through my Lord Jesus Christ, I have peace with God.
> The war between God and me is over.
> I am no longer an enemy, but a child of God.
>
> Through Him, I have gained access by faith into this grace in which I now stand.
> I stand in grace, not in condemnation.
> I stand in favor, not under wrath.
>
> I rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
> Christ in me is the hope of glory.
> God has justified me, and He will also glorify me.
>
> No accusation from Satan, from others, or from my own mind
> can overturn God’s verdict over my life.
> God has declared me righteous in Christ,
> and I agree with His Word.
>
> This is my confession,
> in Jesus’ name. Amen.
### Prayer
Father,
I thank You for the revelation of Your Word in Romans 5:1–2.
Thank You that through faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ,
I have been justified, made right in Your sight.
Lord Jesus,
I honor the price You paid on the cross.
Thank You that by Your blood I have peace with God.
Thank You that through You I have access into grace.
Holy Spirit,
bear witness in my heart to these truths.
Expose and overthrow every lie,
every accusation,
every pattern of condemnation that opposes the Word of God.
Strengthen my faith to stand in grace,
to come boldly to the throne of grace,
and to rejoice in the hope of the glory of God,
even in times of pressure and testing.
Let these words not remain theory,
but become living reality in my daily walk.
Establish me in righteousness,
anchor me in peace with God,
and fill me with joy in hope.
I receive it now,
on the authority of Your Word,
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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