Romans Chapter 5 - Restored Relationship

Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Romans 5:1-11,18-21. Believers are saved by grace through faith. Unmerited forgiveness is provided once and for all by Christ's perfect sacrifice. This means that a believer's standing before God is not performative. Yes, we are forever changed by the love of God, but it is not up to us to strive to keep that which Christ freely gave. We stand with free access to God, firm assurance of acceptance, and having the answer to a problem everyone must face. Either we are in Christ or under condemnation. Believers can rejoice that Jesus, who died on our behalf even though we were sinful enemies of God, will never reject those He has adopted into God's family.