OUR QUALIFICATION
Part two of three in Qualification for Blessings series
Matthew 5:17: “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”
Romans 6:14: “For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”
2 Corinthians 1:19-20a: “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me [Paul] and Silas and Timothy, was not a ‘Yes’ and ’No’ but in Him it has always been ‘Yes.’ For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ.”
No one qualifies for God’s blessings because no one—except Jesus—is sinless. Yet, faith in Jesus is our qualification for blessings. In fact, Papa promises Believers-in-Christ that “blessings shall come upon you and accompany you” (Deuteronomy 28:2a)!
See the lesson linked below for a list of these blessings.
Deuteronomy 28:2b requires that these blessings come “IF you obey the LORD your God.” No person can do that on mere human strength. But we CAN in Christ who is our qualification for blessings. Let’s check out various passages taken from Romans chapter 5:
5:12-13a says, “Just as sin entered the world through one man [Adam], and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all have sinned—for before the law was given, sin was in the world.”
5:15, 16b says, “But the gift is not like the trespass. For if many died by the trespass of one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came from the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! … but the gift followed may trespasses and brought justification.” (Jus-tif-a-KA-shon means defense, validation, or excuse).
5:17-18 says, “For if, by the trespass of one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision and grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through one man, Jesus Christ. … Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.”
Take Home Nugget
The single common thread woven through these passages is Jesus’ righteousness. 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 21 say, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! … God made Him who had no sin be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowmen has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8
Adapted from “Jesus is Your Qualification for God’s Blessings” by Joseph Prince. www.JosephPrince.org. October 11, 2017.
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