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Postulasagan 13:39
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by: Isaiah 53:11, Habakkuk 2:4, Luke 18:14, John 5:24, Romans 3:24-30, Romans 4:5-8, Romans 4:24, Romans 5:1, Romans 5:9, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:3, Romans 8:30-34, Romans 10:10, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:8
from which: Job 9:20, Job 25:4, Psalms 143:2, Jeremiah 31:32, Luke 10:25, Luke 10:28, John 1:17, Romans 3:19, Romans 4:15, Romans 5:20, Romans 7:9-11, Romans 8:3, Romans 9:31, Romans 10:4, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 2:19, Galatians 3:10-12, Galatians 3:21-25, Galatians 5:3, Philippians 3:6-9, Hebrews 7:19, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 9:10, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 10:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:9 - of the jubilee to sound Numbers 15:25 - forgiven them Numbers 19:20 - shall not 2 Samuel 12:13 - thou Psalms 32:1 - transgression Psalms 85:2 - forgiven Isaiah 45:25 - the Lord Jeremiah 31:34 - for I Micah 7:18 - that Matthew 1:21 - for Matthew 9:2 - be Mark 16:16 - that believeth and Luke 1:77 - the Luke 7:42 - he Luke 14:17 - his Luke 24:47 - that John 1:29 - which John 20:23 - General John 20:31 - through Acts 5:31 - forgiveness Acts 10:43 - whosoever Acts 16:31 - Believe Acts 20:21 - faith Acts 26:18 - that they Romans 2:13 - justified Romans 3:20 - Therefore Romans 3:25 - remission Romans 3:26 - that he Romans 3:28 - General Romans 5:16 - but the free Romans 5:18 - all men Romans 10:8 - the word of faith 1 Corinthians 15:17 - ye are 2 Corinthians 5:18 - hath given Galatians 3:24 - the law Ephesians 1:7 - the forgiveness Ephesians 2:8 - through Philippians 1:29 - not Colossians 1:14 - the Colossians 2:13 - having 1 Timothy 1:16 - for a 2 Timothy 3:15 - which Hebrews 7:18 - the weakness Hebrews 8:12 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And by him all that believe are justified from all things,.... Christ, as God, is not only the justifier of his people, who pronounces them righteous in the sight of God; but his righteousness imputed to them is the matter of their justification, or that by which they are justified; and not the works of the law, or obedience to the Gospel, or internal holiness, either in whole or in part, or the grace of faith, but the object of it, Christ, and his righteousness: and justification by this is complete and perfect; it is from all sin, original and actual, secret and open, greater or lesser sins; sins of presumption and ignorance, of omission or commission; from all things the law can charge with, as breaches of it; from all things which the justice of God can demand satisfaction for; and from all things that Satan, or a man's own conscience, can justly accuse him of. And those that believe in Christ with the heart unto righteousness, are openly and manifestly justified in their own consciences, and can claim their interest in it, and have the comfort of it, as well as they were before secretly justified in the mind of God, and in their head and representative Jesus Christ. And from all sin these are justified of God, as Beza's ancient copy reads, "for it is God that justifies", Romans 8:33 against whom men have sinned, and whose law they have violated, and whose justice they have affronted, by reason of which they are liable to condemnation; but God justifies them, by imputing the righteousness of his Son to them, in which he views them as without fault, unblamable and irreprovable; and though all men are not justified, yet many are; even all the seed of Israel, all the elect of God, everyone that believes in Christ, as all do who are ordained to eternal life; Christ's righteousness is imputed and applied to all these, and therefore they shall never enter into condemnation, but shall be acquitted and discharged from all things,
from which, it is added,
ye could not be justified by the law of Moses; that is, by the works of the law, or by obedience to it, because such obedience is imperfect; and therefore the law cannot justify, discharge, and acquit upon it, but instead thereof, must curse and condemn; as it does everyone, that does not do all things commanded in the law, and in the manner that requires; besides, if righteousness was hereby, the grace of God in justification would be frustrated, the death of Christ would be rendered null and void, and boasting would not be excluded; all which are contrary to the scheme of the Gospel. It may be observed, that pardon of sin and justification are two distinct blessings, or the apostle must be guilty of a great tautology; since having spoken of forgiveness of sin in the preceding verse, he speaks of justification in this, as another blessing enjoyed by and through Christ, and published in the Gospel, styled therefore the word and ministration of righteousness. And indeed they are distinct; in pardon the man is considered as a sinner, in justification as a righteous man; pardon takes away his sin, justification gives him a righteousness; pardon frees from punishment, but justification besides that gives him a title to eternal life; to pardon, the blood of Christ is sufficient; but to justification are required the holiness of Christ's nature, the perfect obedience of his life, as well as his suffering of death; moreover, justification passed on Christ as the head and representative of his people, but not pardon; he may be said to be justified, but not pardoned: these two blessings make a considerable figure in the ministry of the word.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And by him - By means of him; by his sufferings and death.
All that believe - See the notes on Mark 16:16.
Are justified - Are regarded and treated as if they were righteous. They are pardoned, and admitted to the favor of God, and treated as if they had not offended. See this point explained in the notes on Romans 1:17; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 4:1-8.
From all things - From the guilt of all offences.
From which ye could not ... - The Law of Moses commanded what was to be done. It appointed sacrifices and offerings as typical of a greater sacrifice. But those sacrifices could not take away sin. See the notes on Hebrews 9:7-14; Hebrews 10:1-4, Hebrews 10:11. The design of the Law was not to reveal a way of pardon. That was reserved to be the unique purpose of the gospel.
The law of Moses - The commands and institutions which he, under the direction of God, established.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 39. And by him — On his account, and through him, all that believe in his Divine mission, and the end for which he has been manifested, namely, to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, are justified from all things, from the guilt of all transgressions committed against God; from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses; because it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, or any other rite or service of this kind, could take away sin from the soul, cancel its guilt in the conscience, or make an atonement to the Divine justice; but this is the sacrifice which God has required; this is every way suited to the end for which it has been instituted; and this is the sacrifice alone which God can accept. Your law says, "Do this, and ye shall live;" and, "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them." Ye have not done these things required; ye have not continued in any good thing; ye have not only not done all things commanded, but ye have done none, none as they ought to be done; and therefore ye are under the curse. The Gospel says, Believe on the Lord Jesus; credit his Divine mission; consider his death an atonement for sin; believe in his resurrection, as a proof that the atonement is made, believe that he suffered, died, and rose again for your justification; and that for his sake God, though he be infinitely just, can be the justifier of all who believe in him. By the law of Moses there is neither justification nor salvation: in Jesus Christ there are both, and all the sure mercies of David. Therefore, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and ye shall be justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.