“Know ye not, brethren – for I speak to them that know the Law – how that the Law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?” [Ro.7:1] (Because of what is accurately described from Ro.3:19)
“Seeing (or, “understanding”) it is One (or, that You are One and the same) God – which shall Justify – the Circumcision – out of Faith – and the un-Circumcision – through Faith: (31) Do we then make void the Law – through Faith? God forbid! We Establish the Law!” [Ro.3:30-31]
“Being Justified freely by His grace through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus – (25) whom God hath set forth to be a Propitiation – through Faith in His Blood – to Declare His Righteousness for the Remission of sins that are past through the Forbearance of God; (26) to Declare – I say – at this time – His Righteousness – that He might be Just – and the Justifier – of him which believeth in Jesus.” [Ro.3:24-26]
“Where is boasting then? It is excluded! Through what Law(?) – of works(?) – Nay – but Through the Law of Faith! (28) Therefore we reckon a man to be Justified – apart from – works of Law! (29) Is God – only the God of the Jews(?) – and not also of the Gentiles? Yes – also of the Gentiles!” [Ro.3:27-29]
We are now focusing on the fourth scriptural context – which comes to us from Ro.3:27-29. Simply put – since our having been declared to be Righteous by Almighty, All Holy and All Just God – where, then, is there any cause at all for us to “Boast”? When, in fact, there is None!
And, why is that true? Even because God the Father placed us – by His Grace – “In Christ Jesus” and, therefore, “In His Perfect Righteousness” from the foundation of the world! But, we have no room to boast – because the Righteousness that we are identified with has not been accomplished by us at all. It is “The Righteousness” that has been accomplished completely by Christ our God! He gets all the Glory – because it’s a Righteousness that He has completely done! Praise His Holy, Holy, Holy Name!
When the scripture says that “boasting” is “excluded”– it literally means that it is completely cut out of the entire equation of any sinner’s Eternal Salvation by God! There is no room whatsoever as far as any sinner is concerned – for personal boasting! If a sinner’s Eternal Salvation is not all of and by Christ – it’s all Wrong! Do not be deceived about this Holy Fact! Eph.2:8-9 explicitly declares: “For by Grace are ye saved through Faith – and that not of yourselves! It is the gift of God – Not of works – lest any man should Boast”! Yes! Any and all Personal Boasting is completely excluded…or, completely cut out — of God’s whole plan of eternal salvation – for all of His Elect. They have each one been Eternally Saved – solely through the Singular Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ! Praise His Wonderful Name!
Christ Jesus is our Propitiation – our Kinsman Redeemer – our Sovereign Savior Substitute! He has – all by Himself – acted out each of these Divine descriptives on behalf of all the Divinely appointed and chosen children of the whole Kingdom of God. And, that’s everyone which Truly Believes in Him according to the Scriptures.
This means, therefore, in accordance with Gal.2:16> “Knowing that a man is not Justified by the works of the Law, but by the – Faith of Jesus Christ – even we have believed in Jesus Christ – and not by the works of the Law: For by the works of the Law shall no flesh be Justified.” True Believers ON Christ – are True Believers IN Christ – where God placed them (see Eph.1:3-5). Amen.
— John Carpenter
