#94. Romans 3:24 – A Word Study, Part 2 (Justification Series, Part XVII)
Part III: Our Justification, Confirmed Being justified gratuitously in His grace… Continuing our Word Study – On to Acts! Having shown that men cannot self-justify where the entirety of the law must be taken into account, Luke builds on this conclusion once in Acts 13:39– “Let it then be known to you, men, brethren that through this One is being announced to you the pardon of sins, and from all from which you could not be justified in the law of Moses, in this One everyone who is believing is being justified .” First, the fact that both the “pardon of sins” and “justification” is in view here, shows conclusively that the two are not the same topic, but are two distinct concepts which must be handled separately. Second, Paul concludes here what he explains in more detail in Rom. 1:18-3:20 – that under law, no flesh at all shall be justified in His sight! Under the law of Moses, the “all” from which Israel could not be “justified” were their underlying sin, since through law is t...